abacuses — ab·a·cus || æbÉ™kÉ™s n. frame holding bars strung with beads which are used to make mathematical calculations; uppermost part of a column (Architecture) … English contemporary dictionary
abacus — /ab euh keuhs, euh bak euhs/, n., pl. abacuses, abaci /ab euh suy , kuy , euh bak uy/. 1. a device for making arithmetic calculations, consisting of a frame set with rods on which balls or beads are moved. 2. Archit. a slab forming the top of the … Universalium
abacus — ab·a·cus (ăb’ə kəs, ə băk’əs) n. pl. ab·a·cus·es or ab·a·ci (ăb’ə sī′, ə băk’ī′) 1) A manual computing device consisting of a frame holding parallel rods strung with movable counters. 2) Architecture A slab on the top of the capital of a column.… … Word Histories
Abaci — Abacus Ab a*cus ([a^]b [.a]*k[u^]s), n.; E. pl. {Abacuses}; L. pl. {Abaci} ( s[imac]). [L. abacus, abax, Gr. a bax] 1. A table or tray strewn with sand, anciently used for drawing, calculating, etc. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. A calculating table or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Abacus — Ab a*cus ([a^]b [.a]*k[u^]s), n.; E. pl. {Abacuses}; L. pl. {Abaci} ( s[imac]). [L. abacus, abax, Gr. a bax] 1. A table or tray strewn with sand, anciently used for drawing, calculating, etc. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. A calculating table or frame; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Abacus harmonicus — Abacus Ab a*cus ([a^]b [.a]*k[u^]s), n.; E. pl. {Abacuses}; L. pl. {Abaci} ( s[imac]). [L. abacus, abax, Gr. a bax] 1. A table or tray strewn with sand, anciently used for drawing, calculating, etc. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. A calculating table or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
abacus — noun (plural abaci or abacuses) Etymology: Latin, from Greek abak , abax, literally, slab Date: 14th century 1. an instrument for performing calculations by sliding counters along rods or in grooves 2. a slab that forms the uppermost member or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Abacus — For other uses, see Abacus (disambiguation). A Chinese abacus … Wikipedia
Abacus logic — In logic, an abacus is an instrument, often called the logical machine , analogous to the mathematical abacus. It is based on the principle of truth tables. It is constructed to show all the possible combinations of a set of logical terms with… … Wikipedia
Simulated reality — is the proposition that reality could be simulated perhaps by computer simulation to a degree indistinguishable from true reality. It could contain conscious minds which may or may not be fully aware that they are living inside a simulation. This … Wikipedia
