The abacus, also called a counting frame, is a calculating tool used primarily in parts of Asia for performing mathematical processes. The abacus was in use centuries before the adoption of the written modern numeral system and is still widely used by merchants, traders and clerks in Asia, Africa, and elsewhere.
The purpose of the abacus is to provide a way of doing arithmetic without using written numerals.
For working out arithmetical calculations
The same it has always been. To calculate math.
the chinese and it is for counting. it is the original calculator
China invented the abacus .
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How did the abacus occur?
An Abacus has beads and strings.
The Chinese abacus
the history about the abacus is that 3000 years ago the chinese invented the abacus. The abacus was made of wood parrelel rod and beads.
it is the abacus. :D :D :D i got is dummies
The abacus II!