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What does abacus mean?

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  • by Jason Artman on July 13th, 2010

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    The abacus is one of the first counting devices made by humans. An abacus contains many round beads strung in rows and held together by a frame. The counting method used when working on an abacus is based on groups of five, just like counting on your fingers.

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