Capturing the elusive DCM

firstbassman · Post by **firstbassman** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 4:19 am

?
75 is LXXV.

I am oh so tempted to come up with a definition for 'DCM' but I won't.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 5:10 am

In Roman numerals, it would be "MDC" anyway.

Maybe Gaskins could help...

elysrand · Post by **elysrand** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 5:19 am

1600 ?

firstbassman · Post by **firstbassman** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 7:26 am

I see it's been a while since junior high school for some of us.

Yes, MDC is 1600. 1000 + 500 + 100

But the letters could also be arranged as MCD which is 1400. 1000 + 500 - 100

End of off-topic I guess.

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 11:28 am

IIRC, one could use a letter before another as a subtractor, e.g. 95 could be written as LXXXXV (50+10+10+10+10+5), VC (-5+100), or LXLV (50-10+50+5).

jps · Post by **jps** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 12:39 pm

Maybe he can tell us more:

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 5:38 am

I doubt it, since obviously he can't "C".

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 7:28 am

His dark vision is troubling...

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 5:27 am

I'm sure he'll keep an eye out for us...

beatlefreak · Post by **beatlefreak** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 6:43 am

Probably both of them...