RomanNumeral

RomanNumeral[n]

gives a string corresponding to the Roman numeral form of the integer n.

Details

  • Roman numerals are formed using combinations of the letters I, V, X, L, C, D, and M.
  • The number 0 is represented as the numeral "N", the initial letter of the word nulla.
  • RomanNumeral[n] for a negative integer n produces the result corresponding to the absolute value of n.
  • For numbers above 4999, specifications for overbars are inserted into the string given as the result.

Examples

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Basic Examples  (2)

Roman numeral corresponding to the number 2023:

Convert a list of integers into their Roman numerals:

Scope  (5)

Roman numerals are constructed using the letters I, V, X, L, C, D, and M:

The integer 0 is represented using the numeral "N". No other Roman numeral contains the letter N:

Beginning with 5000, integers have an overbar in their representation:

Each additional factor of 1000 adds another overbar:

Signs are ignored:

RomanNumeral threads automatically over lists of integers:

Properties & Relations  (4)

RomanNumeral returns strings in uppercase. Use ToLowerCase to convert to lowercase:

These are the possible repetitions and their counts in the first 4999 Roman numerals:

FromRomanNumeral converts a Roman numeral into its integer decimal form:

RomanNumeral[n] is equivalent to IntegerString[n,"Roman"]:

Wolfram Research (2015), RomanNumeral, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RomanNumeral.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (2015), RomanNumeral, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RomanNumeral.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2015. "RomanNumeral." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RomanNumeral.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2015). RomanNumeral. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RomanNumeral.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2024_romannumeral, author="Wolfram Research", title="{RomanNumeral}", year="2015", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RomanNumeral.html}", note=[Accessed: 21-November-2024 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2024_romannumeral, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={RomanNumeral}, year={2015}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RomanNumeral.html}, note=[Accessed: 21-November-2024 ]}