
BI 137 Brian Butterworth: Can Fish Count?
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The Prodigious Calculator Isn't Using Words
Some of the best calculators are kids who've gone to abacus training after school. They have an enormous memory store of facts that they've learnt for whatever reason. No greek, no ancient roman, was a prodigious calculator because their notation was inappropriate for calculation. Aso, you needed a proper notation if you can be really good of this.
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