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Definition of Quipu
1. Noun. Calculator consisting of a cord with attached cords; used by ancient Peruvians for calculating and keeping records.
Definition of Quipu
1. n. 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.
Definition of Quipu
1. Noun. a recording device, used by the Incas, consisting of intricate knotted cords ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Quipu
1. an ancient calculating device [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quipu
Literary usage of Quipu
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Travels in Peru, During the Years 1838-1842: On the Coast, in the Sierra by Johann Jakob von Tschudi (1847)
"... quipu—Water Conduits—Ancient Buildings—Fortresses — Idols—Domestic Utensils—Ancient
Peruvian Graves—Mode of Burying the Dead—Mummies. ..."
2. Travels in Peru During the Years 1838-1842: On the Coast, in the Sierra by Johann Jakob von Tschudi (1847)
"... quipu—Water Conduits—Ancient Buildings—Fortresses—Idols—Domestic Utensils—Ancient
Peruvian Graves—Mode of Burying the Dead—Mummies. ..."
3. The Warner Library by Charles Dudley Warner, Harry Morgan Ayres, John William Cunliffe, Helen Rex Keller, Gerhard Richard Lomer (1917)
"THE quipu SYSTEM; PROPHECIES OF NATIONAL RUIN From (Letter to the Countess of
Ossory' I RETURN the Quipos, madam, because if I retained them till I ..."
4. A History of the Art of Writing by William Albert Mason (1920)
"about the time of the Conquest made use of the most elaborate arrangement of
cords known as quipus — quipu, a knot — consisting of a principal cord of one ..."
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