算盘 — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abacus noun A manual calculating tool made of a frame with rows of sliding beads, used to add, subtract, and perform other arithmetic.
Senses
算盘 is used for these senses in English:
- abacus A device used for performing arithmetical calculations; (rare) a table on which loose counters are placed, or (more commonly) an instrument with beads sliding on rods, or counters in grooves, with one row of beads or counters representing units, the next tens, etc. [from late 17th c.]
- nomogram (mathematics) A diagram in which the relationship between three variables is represented by a straight line or curve for each variable; the value of the third variable corresponding to particular values of the first two is obtained by drawing a straight line through the points on the first two curves that represent particular values of the first two variables and noting the point at which the line intersects the third line or curve.
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