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Romans essentially used the same binary arithmetic computers use today for multiplication; doubling and halving. http://www.phy6.org/outreach/edu/roman.htm htt
by phonon 6y ago
Romans essentially used the same binary arithmetic computers use today for multiplication; doubling and halving.
http://www.phy6.org/outreach/edu/roman.htm http://www.phy6.org/outreach/edu/roman.htm
- MayeulC 6y agoYeah, this was discussed previously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13636277 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13636277 And division basically works the same. Discussed article is https://thonyc.wordpress.com/2017/02/10/the-widespread-and-persistent-myth-that-it-is-easier-to-multiply-and-divide-with-hindu-arabic-numerals-than-with-roman-ones/ https://thonyc.wordpress.com/2017/02/10/the-widespread-and-p... Nowhere as complex as it's made out to be.