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| From left to right: | | From left to right: |
− | :project-toolbar button
| + | * project-toolbar button |
− | :saupan button (Chinese abacus)
| + | * saupan button (Chinese abacus) |
− | :soroban button (Japanese abacus)
| + | * soroban button (Japanese abacus) |
− | :schety button (Russian abacus)
| + | * schety button (Russian abacus) |
− | :nepohualtzintzin button (Mayan abacus)
| + | * nepohualtzintzin button (Mayan abacus) |
− | :binary button (binary abacus)
| + | * binary button (binary abacus) |
− | :hexadecimal button (hexadecimal abacus)
| + | * hexadecimal button (hexadecimal abacus) |
− | :fraction button (fraction abacus)
| + | * fraction button (fraction abacus) |
− | :customization-toolbar button
| + | * customization-toolbar button |
− | :stop button not shown
| + | * stop button not shown |
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| [[Image:Abacus-custom-toolbar.png|left]] | | [[Image:Abacus-custom-toolbar.png|left]] |
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| From left to right: | | From left to right: |
− | :select the number of rods
| + | * select the number of rods |
− | :select the number of beads on the top of the frame
| + | * select the number of beads on the top of the frame |
− | :select the number of beads on the bottom of the frame
| + | * select the number of beads on the bottom of the frame |
− | :select the multiplication factor of top beads (e.g., on the Chinese abacus, each top bead counts as 5× the value of a bottom bead on the same rod)
| + | * select the multiplication factor of top beads (e.g., on the Chinese abacus, each top bead counts as 5× the value of a bottom bead on the same rod) |
− | :select the base to determine the value of bottom beads across rods; this is 10 on most conventional abacuses, but 20 on the Mayan abacus, 16 on the hexadecimal abacus, and 2 on the binary abacus.
| + | * select the base to determine the value of bottom beads across rods; this is 10 on most conventional abacuses, but 20 on the Mayan abacus, 16 on the hexadecimal abacus, and 2 on the binary abacus. |
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| == How to use an abacus == | | == How to use an abacus == |