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Translation of 100 in Latin
The Latin translation of the word one hundred is as follows: Centum The word for one hundred represents a cardinal number that conveys "how many". Centum is the translation of the word which means one hundred. Cardinal numbers are also known as "counting numbers," because they show quantity. Examples of English ordinal numbers are "first", "second" or "third". The word for One Hundredth (100th) expressed in Latin is Centesimus. | Centum Translation of 100 |
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100 in Latin - Roman Numerals
Roman numerals are script letters that are used to represent numbers. The Roman numeral of 100 is the name for a number when it is written in the way the Romans used to write numbers. The Roman numeral for this number is as follows: C As numbers became larger a line was added to signify a larger number. A number with a horizontal line over it means to multiply it by 1000, examples are: _
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Centum or 100 in Latin
The number 100 translates to the word Centum. Hundredth in Latin is Centesimus. The English-Latin translation of this number is:
| 100 | C | | One Hundred | Centum | | 100th | Centesimus |
Roman numerals are composed of just seven letters: I, V, X, L, C, D, M. The ancient Romans did not use a zero and used different letters as numbers became larger. One hundred and one (101) is centum et unus and centesimus primus is one hundred and first. | |
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