10,000.00

English translation: MMMMMMMMMM

16:08 Mar 24, 2005
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Accounting / EDUCATION
English term or phrase: 10,000.00
ROMAN NUMERALS THAT = 10,000 AND 1MILLION
lsfonseca
Selected answer:MMMMMMMMMM
Explanation:
If you're really looking for Roman numerals, the highest value is M = 1000. A million is a thousand Ms
M = 1000
D = 500
C = 100
L = 50
X = 10
V = 5
I = 1

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Note added at 33 mins (2005-03-24 16:42:16 GMT)
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(X-bar) = 10,000
(M-bar) = 1,000,000

X-bar = http://img.infoplease.com/images/chars/Xbar.gif
M-bar = http://img.infoplease.com/images/chars/Mbar.gif
Selected response from:

JeffFish (X)
Local time: 15:52
Grading comment
Thank you! This is what I was looking for
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
3 +6MMMMMMMMMM
JeffFish (X)
3 +5roman numerals
RHELLER
4 -2ten thousand
Kathi Stock


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -2
ten thousand


Explanation:
10,000.00 represents ten thousend (mostly used in connection with currencies). One million would be 1,000,000.00 (in connection with currencies)
Hope that helps

Kathi Stock
United States
Local time: 09:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: German

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mikhail Kropotov: 1 million would be 1,000,000
5 mins

agree  Cristina Giannetti
10 mins

agree  Yvonne Becker
11 mins

disagree  Catherine Bolton: The asker wants Roman, not Arabic numerals.
14 mins

neutral  Cilian O'Tuama: is that not the Arabic system, Roman Numerals being e.g. MCMLXI (for 1961)
17 mins

disagree  Johan Venter: These are not Roman numerals
23 mins

disagree  JeffFish (X): those aren't Roman numerals
24 mins

disagree  Can Altinbay: Those are Arabic numerals.
1 hr

disagree  Maria Chmelarova: Those are Arabic numerals.
10 hrs
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
roman numerals


Explanation:
http://www.yourdictionary.com/crossword/romanums.html







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Note added at 22 mins (2005-03-24 16:31:28 GMT)
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million, a million — (in Roman numerals; M written with a macron over it)

http://www.answers.com/topic/cardinal-2

RHELLER
United States
Local time: 08:52
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Sirett
13 mins
  -> thanks David :-)

agree  Balaban Cerit: agree with the M written with a macron
41 mins
  -> thanks Balaban :-)

agree  Can Altinbay: Agree given the added note.
52 mins
  -> thanks Can :-)

agree  Robert Donahue (X)
2 hrs

agree  Refugio
7 hrs
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
MMMMMMMMMM


Explanation:
If you're really looking for Roman numerals, the highest value is M = 1000. A million is a thousand Ms
M = 1000
D = 500
C = 100
L = 50
X = 10
V = 5
I = 1

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Note added at 33 mins (2005-03-24 16:42:16 GMT)
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(X-bar) = 10,000
(M-bar) = 1,000,000

X-bar = http://img.infoplease.com/images/chars/Xbar.gif
M-bar = http://img.infoplease.com/images/chars/Mbar.gif

JeffFish (X)
Local time: 15:52
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Grading comment
Thank you! This is what I was looking for

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dina Abdo
1 min

agree  Balaban Cerit: agree with the X-bar & M-bar
6 mins

agree  Johan Venter: This page (http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001734.html) indicates values higher than 1000, but I must admit that I had never heard of it before.
8 mins
  -> Great link, thanks venter - I did the above list off the top of my head...

neutral  David Sirett: As the references given by the 'agree-ers' show, ten thousand is not ten Ms and a million is not a thousand Ms!// So your note is OK, at least after the Roman introduction of M for thousand.
18 mins
  -> m-bar thanks, dude

agree  Can Altinbay: Agree given the note.
56 mins

agree  Robert Donahue (X): How do I hate Roman numerals...let me count the ways. Nice links.
2 hrs

agree  Cristina Santos
3 hrs
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