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noun - calculator consisting of a cord with attached cords
A record-keeping device of the Inca empire consisting of a series of variously colored strings attached to a base rope and knotted so as to encode information, used especially for accounting purposes.
noun - an ancient calculating device
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Old mnemonic device a joke at university |
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Jan 16 2018 The Guardian - Cryptic crossword |
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A record-keeping device of the Inca empire consisting of a series of variously colored strings attached to a base rope and knotted so as to encode information, used especially for accounting purposes. |
an ancient Inca device for recording information, consisting of variously coloured threads knotted in different ways. |
calculator consisting of a cord with attached cords used by ancient Peruvians for calculating and keeping records |
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Quipu (also spelled khipu) or talking knots, were recording devices fashioned from strings historically used by a number of cultures, particularly in the region of Andean South America.Although similar systems were also used by the ancient Chinese and native Hawaiians, knotted string records are often generically referred to in English as quipus after the Quechua language term. * A quipu usually consisted of colored, spun, and plied or waxed thread or strings made from cotton or camelid fiber. The Inca people used them for collecting data and keeping records, monitoring tax obligations, properly collecting census records, calendrical information, and for military organization. The cords stored numeric and other values encoded as knots, often in a base ten positional system. A quipu could have only a few or up to 2,000 cords. The configuration of the quipus has been "compared to string mops." Archaeological evidence has also shown the use of finely carved wood as a supplemental, and perh |