Things You Need to Know

about Abacus

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 The Meaning of The Word Abacus

- The abacus also known as

counting board which is called as
abakos
- Before the Ancient Greek, the
Ancient Hebrew used the word
ibeq or abq.
- ibeq means to wipe the dust, and
abq means sand. This indicates
that they counted things by
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drawing lines on the ground and
pebbles to move as counters.

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 The Use of Abacus by Age Group

100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50% Age 50-64
40% Age 65+

30%
20%
10%
0%
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 The First Abacus

 Before 2300-2700 BCE, simple arithmetic

such as subtraction and addition was
performed by using pebbles and rocks.
 Over the time, ancient people changed
counting tools to wooden frames with beads.
 Abacus consists of a wooden frame divided in
two. Metal rods placed vertically to hold beads
on both section of the counting frame.
 Each counting frame has two beads on the top
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and five beads on the bottom.

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