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Roman numerals

numbers in the Roman numeral system
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Summary

Roman numerals is a numeric writing system[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of numeric writing system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (64,359 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: sign-value numeral system[3]
  • Subclass of: notation[4]
  • Commons category: Roman numerals[5]
  • Has part(s): Ⅰ[6], Ⅴ[7], Ⅹ[8], Ⅼ[9], Ⅽ[10], Ⅾ[11], Ⅿ[12]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Roman numerals[13]
  • Stack Exchange tag: https://stackoverflow.com/tags/roman-numerals[14], https://tex.stackexchange.com/tags/roman-numerals[15]
  • Used by: chronogram[16]
  • Different from: Latin numerals[17]
  • Uses: Latin alphabet[18]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[19]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[20]
  • P14470: Concepts/Roman_Numerals[21]

Why It Matters

Roman numerals has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 109 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Isocat id → 1936
    Sitelink count → 119
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'azb', 'ba', 'ban', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'bn
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Isocat id: 1936, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/7327408|numeral roman (#7327408)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/125|ISOCAT]] #mix'n'match"
  2. 12w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Concepts/Roman_Numerals
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Concepts/Roman_Numerals, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  3. 16w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxford classical dictionary id → 4474
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Oxford classical dictionary id: 4474, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/107286614|numbers, Roman (#107286614)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4102|Oxford C"
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