calculator
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kyəˌleɪ 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 opertion.
3.
a person who operates such a machine.
4.
a set of tables that facilitates calculation.
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| —n | |
| 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 |
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Word Origin & History
calculator
late 14c., "mathematician, one who calculates," from L. calculator, from calculatus, pp. of calculare "to reckon, compute," from calculus (see calculus). Of mechanical adding machine contraptions, from 1784. Of electronic ones, from 1946.
"Electronic calculator uses 18,000 tubes to solve complex problems" ["Scientific American" headline, June 1946]
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