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Re: [Phys-l] roman numerals



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_numerals#Zero

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From: David Willey <dwilley@pitt.edu>
To: Phys - l to post <phys-l@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu>
Sent: Mon, February 1, 2010 6:02:29 PM
Subject: [Phys-l] roman numerals

A student asked me a question today that I had not considered before.
"What is the Roman Numeral for zero?"
My answer was "there is not one", but am I right, and if so, how did
they cope?
cheers,
David
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