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The Romans themselves didn't multiply Roman numerals. They used abacuses. Roman numerals were just the initial inputs and final output of calculations.
by DonaldFisk 9y ago
The Romans themselves didn't multiply Roman numerals. They used abacuses. Roman numerals were just the initial inputs and final output of calculations.
- AriaMinaei 9y agoI think that helps the point that the wrong notation (ie interface, eg Roman numerals for multiplication) can be prohibitive to making sense of and processing data.