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Why don't people use slide rules anymore?
The use of slide rules declined quickly after the introduction of inexpensive calculators. By 1976, calculators could be purchased at prices competitive with slide rules, and since their use did not require special training, they were more accurate, and they had greater functionality, it made little sense for most people to get slide rules. There are still some slide rules being manufactured for special purposes, however. One such is a circular proportional scale used for determining the size to make a copy on a copy machine according to a different size of paper from the original.
What is the name for a slide to the left or right up or down on a graph called?
I believe it's a transition.
What invention replaced the slide rule?
Slide rules were replaced by pocket calculators. This happened very suddenly as soon as the price of the calculator became comparable with the slide rule. The market for the slide rule dried up almost completely, in much of the world, in less than a year. Some specialty slide rules have survived, however.
What does slide mean in geometry?
To move a shape up, down, left, right, or diagonally. The shape cannot be altered in any other way to be a slide ( also know as transition )
What is the definition of slide rules?
A slide rule is a simple mechanical analog calculator consisting of logarithmically graduated scales, one of which can be moved across the other so as to provide a method of multiplication or division by combining lengths on the scales.
