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Quote: use tally sticks or parts of your body to keep track of numbers; no need to count as we do

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Topic:
what is a number
Topic:
number representation
Topic:
number as a progression for counting and 1-1 relations

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However, you do not have to "count" the … to make sure that the sheep … that set off to graze have all come … Various present-day populations in Oceania, America, Asia, and … one-for-one parities perfectly well, use notches on bones … knucklebones, or sticks. Still others tick things off … and chest). … The very oldest counting tools that archaeologists have … or more sets of notches. These tally sticks …   Google-1   Google-2

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