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abacist

[ ab-uh-sist ]

noun

  1. a person skilled in using an abacus.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of abacist1

1350–1400; Middle English abaciste < Medieval Latin abacista, equivalent to Latin abac ( us ) abacus + -ista -ist
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Example Sentences

With training, a person could multiply with Indian numerals faster than an abacist could tally.

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Algorism is distinguished from Abacist computation by recognising seven rules, Addition, Subtraction, Duplation, Mediation, Multiplication, Division, and Extraction of Roots, to which were afterwards xv added Numeration and Progression.

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The faceted world was like a cosmic abacist, tallying as it marched the errors of the infinite.

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