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what is the  meaning of abacus

Abacus is a calculating tool. It consists of beads that can slide on vertical spikes. Numbers can be represented on an abacus by inserting suitable number of beads in the spikes.
Number of beads in the spike in the ones column = 5
Number of beads in the spike in the tens column = 6
Number of beads in the spike in the hundreds column = 3
Number of beads in the spike in the thousands column = 7
Number of beads in the spike in the ten thousands column = 3
Number of beads in the spike in the lakhs column = 4
∴The number represented on the abacus is 4, 37,365.
 
It can be used to perform mathematical calculations - addition, subtraction, multiplication and division at fast with accuracy.

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It is a device used to compute and calculate mathematical problems

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The abacus is a calculating tool used primarily in parts of Asia for performing arithmetic processes. It is also called a counting frame. They were beans or stones moved in grooves in sand or on tablets of wood, stone, or metal. Today, abacuses are often constructed as a bamboo frame with beads sliding on wires

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Definition of Abacus

1. a calculating device [n -CI or -CUSES]

 

 

Medical Definition of Abacus

1. 1. A table or tray strewn with sand, anciently used for drawing, calculating, etc. 2. A calculating table or frame; an instrument for performing arithmetical calculations by balls sliding on wires, or counters in grooves, the lowest line representing units, the second line, tens, etc. It is still employed in China. 3. The uppermost member or division of the capital of a column, immediately under the architrave. See Column. A tablet, panel, or compartment in ornamented or mosaic work. 4. A board, tray, or table, divided into perforated compartments, for holding cups, bottles, or the like; a kind of cupboard, buffet, or sideboard. Abacus harmonicus, an ancient diagram showing the structure and disposition of the keys of an instrument. 

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