Abacus - Wikipedia Abacus-based mental calculation (AMC), which was derived from the abacus, is the act of performing calculations, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, in the mind by manipulating an imagined abacus
How to Use an Abacus (with Pictures) - wikiHow The abacus (the suanpan is the most useful variety) is a deceptively simple calculating tool still used all over the world It's a useful learning device for the visually impaired, as well as for anyone who wants to learn the roots of the modern calculator
abacus - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Abacus is a table wiþ þhe whiche schappes be portrayed and i-peynt in powdre, and abacus is a craft of geometrie He [Gerebertus] was the first who took the abacus of the Saracens and gave rules for it, which can be barely understood by the most learned men of the craft, whose craftsmen are called abacists
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Abacus | Definition, History, Origin, Facts | Britannica Abacus, calculating device, probably of Babylonian origin, that was long important in commerce It is the ancestor of the modern calculating machine and computer The abacus was in universal use in Europe in the Middle Ages, as well as in the Arab world and in Asia
Abacus - New World Encyclopedia An abacus (plurals abacuses or abaci), also called a counting frame, is a calculating tool for performing arithmetical processes, often constructed as a wooden frame with beads sliding on wires