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Slide rule is a mechanical analog calculator based primarily on the principle of logarithms. Before the widespread adoption of electronic calculators, it was a fundamental tool used especially in science and engineering for performing multiplication, division, root extraction, exponentiation, and various trigonometric functions. Its structure consists of logarithmically scaled rulers that move relative to each other and a movable cursor (also called a slide or indicator) that enables alignment b