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Definitions of abacus in various dictionaries:
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
A manual computing device consisting of a frame holding parallel rods strung with movable counters.
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| The name of this manual computing device is from the Greek abax, or "counting board" |
| You can count on this device, which often uses beads to make things add up |
| Ancient calculator seen here |
| The zero came about in part as a way to indicate the unused levels on this beaded device |
| A type of this counting device is called suan pan in Chinese & soroban in Japanese |
| Calculating device developed in ancient times which the Chinese call a "reckoning board" |
| The soroban, the Japanese type of this adding device, used rods with 1 bead above the partition & 4 beads below |
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| A trucker's place, erected on American frame of sorts |
| A trucker"s place, erected on American frame of sorts (6) |
| A taxi is turning up to get us - count on it (6) |
| Counter to sound of group swear word? (6) |
| Couple from Punjab at last have end of semolina (and a bit of custard) under the counter (6) |
| It"s handy to count on (6) |
| Grab a customer holding counting device (6) |
| Bead-frame calculator |
| Calculator that doesn't shut off |
| Old time calculator |
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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 |