Roman Numerals / 8

8 in Roman Numerals

VIII

8 = V (5), III (1). That's VIII, purely additive. 8 splits into 8 (VIII), together forming VIII. One below 8 is VII (7); one above is IX (9). VIII hits the 3-repeat cap with III, for 8. 8: 1 Arabic digit, 4 Roman symbols, for 8. In binary, 8 is 1000, 4 bits long for 8.