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An abacus is an ancient Chinese calculator that is still in use today.
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Where does the word calculator come from?
Ancient Romans counted with pebbles, in the same way that the Chinese use an abacus. The Latin for pebble is CALCULUS. Hence the verb to calculate. Which is, of course, what a calculator does.
How an abacus and calculator the same?
Abacus and Calculator and are same to the extent that both are used for doing calculations. One learnt how to use, these can help you to do calculations really fast. - Neeraj Sharma
Where is the ee key on a scientific calculator?
That depends on what type of calculator your have. But ee is the same thing as multiplying by 10 to a power. For example: 3ee4 is the same as 3x104
Is a Chinese lettuce the same as a Chinese cabbage?
No,there is no such thing called chinese lettuce
What does cosine mean on a calculator?
The same thing that cosine means in trigonometry, a calculator just allows you to calculate such functions quickly.
What do you use the abacus for in today's society?
The same as it has been used for thousands of years: doing calculations. An expert abacus operator can visualise numbers and do calculations (usually) faster than someone with an electronic calculator - using an abacus visualised in their head, a skilled operator can often do calculations faster than with a physical abacus. Abaci have the advantage that the batteries don't wear out (as there aren't any), which makes their use in places with limited supply of power preferable.
When you are doing computer vs calculator what can only the calculator do?
There pretty much the same thing, a calculator is a computer and a computer calculates things so i cant really answer that question.
Where is arcosine on a TI-84 calculator?
It is labeled as "cos-1" on the calculator. But arcosine and inverse cosine are just two names for the same thing.
What are synonyms of the word computer that mean the same thing?
CPU, MAC, PC, abacus, adding machine, analog,artificial intelligence, brain*, calculator, clone,data processor, digital, electronic brain, laptop,mainframe, micro, microcomputer, mini,minicomputer, number cruncher, personalcomputer, thinking machine.
Who spread Chinese Buddhism?
Omg i learning the same thing!
New events of science and technology that are like old events in the past?
The advent of computers caused a return to binary from decimal. The abacus, the first digital calculator, was in use in Ancient China and is based on The Tao, the basis of the Chinese religion that one requires a place to put something before you can have something. Tao Te Ching: In the beginning was the Ought: chi(the one) entered the Ought, and the one became yin(the two), the two became yang (the three), and the three became the ten-thousand things (everything of one kind) in The Cosmic Image. It basically has similar reasoning to science's Big Bang Theory! The Chinese abacus and the Roman abacus look totally different, but they both seem to be based on two hands with five fingers on each; Roman numerals follow the same pattern. Could you explain in detail how the Chinese abacus also works on a one-two-three principle ?
What does Chinese people do after Chinese New Year?
The same thing you do after new year. Break all your resolutions!
