counting rod
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counting rod
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Calque from Chinese 算籌／算筹 (suànchóu).
noun counting rods
- 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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Talk about this word "counting rod." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/counting%20rod. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. counting rod. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/counting%20rod "counting rod." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/counting%20rod.Cite this
@misc{counting_rod_2026,
title = {counting rod},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/counting%20rod},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
