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BOULIER-COMPTEUR [1 record]

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Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
DEF

A manual computing device consisting of a frame holding parallel rods strung with movable counters.

OBS

In French, a distinction is made between "boulier" and "abaque," the latter using not only beads but also tokens, stones, etc.

OBS

abacuses; abaci: plural forms.

Key term(s)
  • abacuses
  • abaci

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques
DEF

Dispositif formé de tiges sur lesquelles coulissent des boules et qui sert à effectuer des calculs arithmétiques.

OBS

En anglais, le terme­ «abacus» désigne n'importe quel type d'abaque qui peut utiliser d'autres objets que des boules pour effectuer les calculs (jetons, cailloux, etc).

Spanish

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