finger-counting
Sign in to saveAlso known as finger counting, dactylonomy
thumb|Woman counts to ten in English, using her fingers.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- counting
- Image
- Finger numerals 1520-Bedan system.svg
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- Commons category
- Counting gestures
- topic's main category
- Category:Finger-counting
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- different from
- fingerspelling
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Historical counting
- By country or region
- Asia
- Western world
- Non-decimal finger counting
- Other body-based counting systems
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
thumb|Woman counts to ten in English, using her fingers.
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.
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