For example, a literal reading of the Roman numeral IV would be "one less than five," and the numeral VIII would be "three greater than five." After the number 19 (XIX), another X is used to ...

Roman numerals get nine by putting I, which equals 1, before X, which equals 10, to essentially indicated 10-1=9. For comparison, when I appears after X, as in XI, that indicates 10 + 1 ...

Super Bowl LIX is the 59th iteration of the NFL championship game. The NFL uses Roman numerals for the Super Bowl to avoid confusion since the champion is recognized for the year the season ...

However, one unique feature that stands out every year is using Roman numerals instead of regular, traditional numbers when identifying which one we are speaking of. This practice began with Super ...

L represents 50, and since the I (one) comes before the X (10), that is an subtraction problem. "The Roman numerals were adopted to clarify any confusion that may occur because the NFL ...

For those that may not know, the letters are Roman numerals which tell us which edition of the big game is being played. Here's a quick cheat sheet: "I" means one, "V" means five, "X" means 10 and ...

Got that? Good. Then we get to how they’re written: it starts with the biggest number, and the Is (ones) go up to three (like LIII equals 53) or they get added on to V (5) to make six (VI ...

Roman numerals get nine by putting I, which equals 1, before X, which equals 10, to essentially indicated 10-1=9. For comparison, when I appears after X, as in XI, that indicates 10 + 1 ...

As a result, that's where the Roman numerals come in. Providing a little more fancy look to the branding, they can be a little confusing to understand. Here's your guide to the Super Bowl number ...

This year’s New Orleans showpiece is Super Bowl LIX, otherwise the 59th edition of the Super Bowl. The use of roman numerals to name the event has been in place for more than five decades. However, ...