What does IV in math stand for?
Placing I in front of the V — or placing any smaller number in front of any larger number — indicates subtraction. So IV means 4. After V comes a series of additions – VI means 6, VII means 7, VIII means 8. … IX means to subtract I from X, leaving 9.
What year is IV?
Roman Numerals for Years
So, now we have M for 1000, CM for 100, XC for 90 (100 minus 10), and IV for 4.
