The abacus is a computing device on which arithmetic calculations are performed by sliding counters (beads, pebbles, or flat discs) along rods, wires or lines. The instrument may have originated in ...

Put down the tenth finger and you have the opposite: ninety. And so on. For this multiplication method, write the problems down in list form, with one line for each multiplication problem 9x1= 9x2= ...

While using your fingers isn't the fastest way to recall a multiplication fact while doing a problem, finger math tricks can help kids figure out how to answer the problem at hand — and as they work ...

In addition to calculating the basic functions of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, the abacus can calculate roots up to the cubic degree. Abacus is also an academic accounting ...

When good mathematicians are stuck on a problem, they see if they can simplify it. In long multiplication we break the sum down into parts that we can easily answer and then add the parts together ...

What if you kept nibbling? What if you started biting? Would it be anatomically and psychologically possible to bite your own finger off? What about someone else’s finger? It’s a question that ...

Researchers have developed an ultrasensitive, human-like robotic ‘finger’ capable of safely performing routine physical examinations like a medical doctor would. They say the ‘robodoctor ...

An abacus is an ancient tool used for counting, consisting of a framed set with rods on which balls or beads are moved. The abacus has been in existence in China since the second century BCE, although ...

An Abacus is a weapon type that is used by characters who fall under the Merchant archetype umbrella. Below is a comprehensive list of all Abacuses available in-game. Hover over a specific item ...

Once home, the habit returned. "Is finger-sucking normal at this age?" I wanted to know. I found out it was not. Fortunately, the problem wasn't serious, but the solution would require patience ...

The Russian abacus (tchoty) is held so that counters move crosswise. It has no crossbar, and all counters in one row have the same value. Most rods have ten counters. An occasional row has fewer, to ...