Noun
Roman numerals
plural of Roman numeral
Roman numerals (uncountable)
(uncountable) The system of numerals using Roman numerals.
Roman numerals is the system used on some clocks.
Object-oriented design is the roman numerals of computing. Rob Pike
Do you think Arabs are dumb? They gave us our numbers. Try doing long division with Roman numerals. Kurt Vonnegut
She doesn't understand the concept of Roman numerals. She thought we just fought in world war eleven. Joan Rivers
Once a lumberjack was about to chop down a tree, when he noticed a heart carved on it, with two names inside. Putting away his axe, he sawed down the tree instead. The point of that story escapes me, although six months later the lumberjack was fined for teaching a dwarf Roman numerals. Woody Allen
A notable exception to the use of Roman numerals in Europe is in Greece, where Greek numerals (based on the Greek alphabet) are generally used in contexts where Roman numerals would be used elsewhere. Source: Internet
Current French suited tarot decks come in these patterns: *The Industrie und Glück (Industry and Luck) tarock deck of Central Europe uses Roman numerals for the trumps. Source: Internet