(from the article `algebra`) ...in purely rhetorical fashion, it was instrumental in communicating the Hindu-Arabic numerals to a wider audience in the Latin world. Early ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/2
Ab'a·cist (ăb'ȧ*sĭst) noun [ LL abacista , from abacus .] One who uses an abacus in casting accounts; a calculator. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/1