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noun - a tablet placed horizontally on top of the capital of a column as an aid in supporting the architrave
noun - a calculator that performs arithmetic functions by manually sliding counters on rods or in grooves
noun - a calculating device
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| a simple device for calculating, consisting of a frame with rows of wires or grooves along which beads are slid. |
| Plural form of abacus. |
| A simple device for calculating, consisting of a frame with rows of wires or grooves along which beads are slid. |
| The flat slab on top of a capital, supporting the architrave. |
| You can count on these four Swedes swearing out loud (8) |
| Early adders |
| Old counters |
| Old-style calculating machines |
| You can always count on these |
| You can count on them |
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The abacus (plural abaci or abacuses), also called a counting frame, is a calculating tool that was in use in Europe, China and Russia, centuries before the adoption of the written HinduArabic numeral system. The exact origin of the abacus is still unknown. Today, abaci are often constructed as a bamboo frame with beads sliding on wires, but originally they were beans or stones moved in grooves in sand or on tablets of wood, stone, or metal. * Abaci come in different designs. Some designs, like the bead frame consisting of beads divided into tens, are used mainly to teach arithmetic, although they remain popular in the post-Soviet states as a tool. Other designs, such as the Japanese soroban, have been used for practical calculations even involving several digits. For any particular abacus design, there usually are numerous different methods to perform a certain type of calculation, which may include basic operations like addition and multiplication, or even more complex ones, such as ca |