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numbers [2021/12/13 18:02] rapidplatypus [Integers] |
numbers [2021/12/13 18:12] rapidplatypus [Centillion] |
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==== Roman numeral four ==== | ==== Roman numeral four ==== |
Both IV and IIII are correct forms of writing the Roman numeral four. In ancient times Roman numerals were written differently, much less consistently than today. Nowadays, the number 4 is usually written IV, but not always - in the case of clock faces it is common to write 4 as IIII. This tradition has a practical reason: thanks to it, the number IV is not mistaken for VI, especially when the watch is taken out of the pocket and held upside down. [([[https://monochrome-watches.com/why-do-clocks-and-watches-use-roman-numeral-iiii-instead-of-iv/|Monochrome Watches]])] | Both IV and IIII are correct forms of writing the Roman numeral four. In ancient times, Roman numerals were written differently and much less consistently than today. Nowadays, the number four is usually written IV, but not always — in the case of clock faces it is common to write four as IIII. This tradition has a practical reason: thanks to it, the number IV is not mistaken for VI, especially when the watch is taken out of the pocket and held upside down. [([[https://monochrome-watches.com/why-do-clocks-and-watches-use-roman-numeral-iiii-instead-of-iv/|Monochrome Watches]])] |
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==== Centillion ==== | ==== Centillion ==== |
Centillion is the number 10 to the power of 600. The power indicates how many zeros there are after the one (not the number ten), and this is true in each case. Accordingly, 10 to the power of 42 is the number one septillion, 10 to the power of 48 is the number one octillion 10 to the power of 100 is the number one googol. In this number, the same rule applies ( with zeros) as with the number one centillion. [([[http://www.sci.wsu.edu/math/faculty/hudelson/moser.html|Department of Pure and Applied Mathematics]])] | Centillion is the number 10 to the power of 600. The power indicates how many zeros there are after the one (not the number ten), and this is true in each case. Accordingly, 10 to the power of 42 is the number one septillion, 10 to the power of 48 is the number one octillion and 10 to the power of 100 is the number one googol. In this number, the same rule applies (with zeros) as with the number one centillion. [([[http://www.sci.wsu.edu/math/faculty/hudelson/moser.html|Department of Pure and Applied Mathematics]])] |
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==== Sierpinski number ==== | ==== Sierpinski number ==== |