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counting rod

noun

Etymology

Calque from Chinese 算籌／算筹 (suànchóu).

  1. derived from 算籌／算筹

Definitions

  1. One of a set of small bars, used by mathematicians in some Asian countries, placed either…

    One of a set of small bars, used by mathematicians in some Asian countries, placed either horizontally or vertically to represent any number and any fraction.

    • In recent archaeological excavations a number of ancient counting-rods have been unearthed. More than 30 rods were found in August 1971 in Qianyang County of Shaanxi Province.

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