The Roman numeral system, a numeral system originated from ancient Rome, uses seven symbols to represent different values. The symbols are I, V, X, L, C, D, and M, representing 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, 500, and 1000 respectively. When we talk about the Roman numeral MMXI, it translates to the number 2011 in the decimal system. This conversion is done using the addition rule for the Roman numerals M, X, and I.
For more on the rules for writing Roman numerals, visit here .
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Roman Numeral |
Decimal Number |
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MMXI |
2011 |