the Oxford Calculators

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gptkbp:instanceOf musician
gptkbp:associatedWith medieval mathematics
the study of arithmetic
the_Oxford_school_of_mathematics
gptkbp:composedOf a set of counting rods
gptkbp:contributedTo the advancement of mathematics
gptkbp:culturalImpact influenced educational practices
gptkbp:depictedIn mathematics exhibitions
gptkbp:design later calculating devices
gptkbp:developedBy scholars in the 14th century
gptkbp:documentedIn historical texts
gptkbp:examples early computational tools
gptkbp:features manual calculation
gptkbp:formed the 14th century
gptkbp:function perform arithmetic operations
gptkbp:historicalContext medieval education
gptkbp:historicalPeriod medieval period
gptkbp:historicalSignificance contributed to the development of algebra
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Oxford Calculators
gptkbp:influenced the development of computational methods
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Arabic_numerals
European_mathematical_traditions
gptkbp:inspiredBy ancient counting methods
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Oxford_Calculators
their precision in calculations
gptkbp:legacy influenced future technologies
gptkbp:locatedIn historical collections
gptkbp:maintainedBy museums
gptkbp:material wood and ivory
gptkbp:notableFeature portability
simple design
gptkbp:notableUsers students and mathematicians
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Oxford_University
gptkbp:relatedTo the history of mathematics
the evolution of mathematics
gptkbp:replacedBy modern calculators
gptkbp:type calculating device
gptkbp:typeOf calculating instrument
gptkbp:usedBy students of mathematics
mathematicians of the time
gptkbp:usedFor solving mathematical problems
teaching mathematics
gptkbp:usedIn educational institutions
academic settings
gptkbp:uses gptkb:the_Renaissance