When written together as , these numbers often function as a coded message. In the "A1Z26" cipher—where each number corresponds to its position in the English alphabet ( )—the sequence translates to: 25 = Y 25 = Y 13 = M 14 = N
In digits: 25 · 25 · 13 · 14 — A quiet sequence, ordered, plain. A symmetry, then slight advance, Numbers holding room for chance. xxv xxv xiii xiv roman numerals translation
But standard Roman numeral style would write 77 as , not XXVXXVXIIIXIV. So concatenation is grammatically incorrect in Latin numeral usage. When written together as , these numbers often