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calculator

[ kal-kyuh-ley-ter ]

noun

  1. a person who calculates or computes.
  2. Also called calculating machine. a small electronic or mechanical device that performs calculations, requiring manual action for each individual operation.
  3. a person who operates such a machine.
  4. a set of tables that facilitates calculation.


calculator

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noun

  1. a device for performing mathematical calculations, esp an electronic device that can be held in the hand
  2. a person or thing that calculates
  3. a set of tables used as an aid to calculations
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

calculator

  1. An electronic device for performing automatic mathematical computations, usually controlled by a keyboard. Some are actually small computers , with limited memory, that allow the user to use simple programs .
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of calculator1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin; calculate, -tor
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Consider using a Social Security claiming calculator or talking with a financial planner to determine the best strategy for your individual situation.

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They imagine the American voter as some type of human calculator who makes political decisions to maximize their material, economic, or otherwise “rational†goal and output.

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“Kids are putting in old phones, they are putting in burner phones, they are putting in battery packs. And most popular: calculators.â€

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He said the show was trying to choose tasks that keep up with modern technology, despite contestants having no access to the internet or their mobile phones or calculators.

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I had a mortgage calculator on my phone, and I’d rattle off what a monthly payment might be on whatever house we were scheduled to see, the anticipation like static electricity.

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