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What is the earliest known computing device designed to aid numeric computation?
What is the earliest known computing device designed to aid numeric computation?
Who is the mathematician after whom the term 'algorithm' is named?
Who is the mathematician after whom the term 'algorithm' is named?
What was used to define complex patterns woven into textiles by the Jacquard Loom?
What was used to define complex patterns woven into textiles by the Jacquard Loom?
What is the ancient algorithm for finding the greatest common divisor of two numbers?
What is the ancient algorithm for finding the greatest common divisor of two numbers?
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What was used in science and engineering in the 1600s until it was replaced by pocket calculators in the 1900s?
What was used in science and engineering in the 1600s until it was replaced by pocket calculators in the 1900s?
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