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  1. 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 …

  2. Home | Abacus

    IT'S WHAT WE DO. Abacus serves a wide and growing group of industries. Our employees can be found supporting clients of all types. Click and view many of the industries where we have had …

  3. How to Use an Abacus (with Pictures) - wikiHow

    Aug 6, 2025 · 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 …

  4. Abacus | Definition, History, Origin, & Facts | Britannica

    Jan 9, 2026 · 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 …

  5. What Is an Abacus? - Computer Hope

    Sep 7, 2025 · Meaning of the abacus, a mechanical device for performing mathematical calculations, its history, usage today, benefits of learning it, and usage instructions.

  6. The Abacus and the Numeral Frame | National Museum of ...

    The abacus is a computing device on which arithmetic calculations are performed by sliding counters (beads, pebbles, or flat discs) along rods, wires or lines. The instrument may have originated in the …

  7. 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.