Finger counting: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Jump to: Main Page • Micropedia • Macropedia • Icons • Time Line • History • Life Lessons • Links • Help
Chat rooms • What links here • Copyright info • Contact information • Category:Root
(Created page with "{{Header|Finger counting 12/20}} '''Finger-counting''', also known as '''dactylonomy''', is the act of counting using one's fingers. There are multiple different systems used...") |
No edit summary |
||
Line 7: | Line 7: | ||
{{wr}} | {{wr}} | ||
{{sa- | {{sa-gestures}} | ||
{{footer}} | {{footer}} |
Revision as of 07:55, 20 December 2020
Finger-counting, also known as dactylonomy, is the act of counting using one's fingers. There are multiple different systems used across time and between cultures, though many of these have seen a decline in use because of the spread of Arabic numerals.
Finger-counting can serve as a form of manual communication, particularly in marketplace trading – including hand signaling during open outcry in floor trading – and also in games such as morra.
Finger-counting is known to go back to ancient Egypt at least, and probably even further back
- More information is available at [ Wikipedia:Finger_counting ]
Chat rooms • What links here • Copyright info • Contact information • Category:Root