The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
quipu
(noun) calculator consisting of a cord with attached cords; used by ancient Peruvians for calculating and keeping records
Source: WordNet® 3.1
quipu (plural quipus)
A recording device, used by the Incas, consisting of intricate knotted cords.
Source: Wiktionary
Qui"pu, n.; pl. Quipus. Etym: [Peruv.quipu a knot.]
Definition: A contrivance employed by the ancient Peruvians, Mexicans, etc., as a substitute for writing and figures, consisting of a main cord, from which hung at certain distances smaller cords of various colors, each having a special meaning, as silver, gold, corn, soldiers. etc. Single, double, and triple knots were tied in the smaller cords, representing definite numbers. It was chiefly used for arithmetical purposes, and to register important facts and events. [Written also quipo.] Tylor. The mysterious science of the quipus . . . supplied the Peruvians with the means of communicating their ideas to one another, and of transmitting them to future generations. Prescott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 April 2024
(noun) a viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area; “the dominant character of the cityscape is it poverty”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.