B baseball-fanatic New member Joined Mar 13, 2007 Messages 1 Mar 13, 2007 #1 Why are the quadrants on a graph numbered as Roman Numerals instead of by "1", "2", "3" and "4"?
tkhunny Elite Member Joined Apr 12, 2005 Messages 11,322 Mar 13, 2007 #2 My favorite answer, "Convention". Someone numbered them that way, once, and it seemed like a good idea so people could communicate ideas, so it stuck.
My favorite answer, "Convention". Someone numbered them that way, once, and it seemed like a good idea so people could communicate ideas, so it stuck.
stapel Elite Member Joined Feb 4, 2004 Messages 16,543 Mar 13, 2007 #3 Perhaps this convention began with George A Wentworth...? Eliz.
