Documentation/How Tos/Calc: ARABIC function

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ARABIC

Returns an Arabic number (eg 14), given a Roman number (eg XIV).

Syntax:

ARABIC(text)

returns the Roman numeral text as a number, limited to the range 1-3999.

Example:

ARABIC("MXIV")

returns 1014.

ARABIC("MMII")

returns 2002.

See also:

ROMAN

Text functions

Issues:

ARABIC is not included in the forthcoming ODFF international standard, and should not be regarded as portable.

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