Attic numerals have symbols for 1 ι 5 π 10 δ 50 100 η 500 1000 χ 5000 1.
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The attic or herodianic system of numerals was the first numeral system used in ancient greece.
Greek number converter the attics are a number system used by the early greek.
The word attic refers to the place attica which is the main city of athens.
This system which arose around 500 b c.
In addition to this in attic greek any plural neuter subjects will only ever take singular conjugation verbs.
The greek number converter the greek number converter enter an integer up to 40 digits and press enter the and links subtract and add one from numbers up to 1 000 000 000 000 000.
Some amounts are 50 ηηη 300 ηηη 800 δδδ 33 χ 1000 and χ δ.
The amounts are in attic numerals using the drachma sign instead of the geenric unit sign ι.
Or so used only six symbols.
It is the oldest system of those employed by the greeks.
First is the acrophonic or herodian or attic numerals.
Attic numeration was used by the ancient greeks probably starting in the 7th century b c.
Who described the system in his writings.
They were also known as herodianic numbers as they appear described for the first time in a manuscript by herodian from the 2nd century.
Russell cottrell s the greek number converter is confusing people an author of article ギリシアの数字 greek numerals in wikipedia ja misunderstood that the method russell cottrell invented was actually used by ancient greeks.
The arithmetic operation in attic numbers seems to be difficult but the division is calculated as we calculate today.
The greeks had two number systems.
Second is the milesian alexandrian ionic or alphabetic numerals.
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Attic refers to the greek territory of attica while herodianic refers to aelius herodianus a grammarian of the 2 nd century a d.
This numerals were used by the ancient greeks.