calculator
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"The kids are not learning their math facts because they're becoming calculator hooked," he proclaimed.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
In this case, the object of their ire was the calculator.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Take care of the big expenses as soon as possible and then don’t bother bringing out the calculator for smaller bills.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Murali Annavaram, a professor of electrical and computer engineering, likened AI to a calculator.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
As a young man, Blaise invented a mechanical calculating machine, named the Pascaline, which is similar to some of the mechanical calculators that engineers used before the invention of the electronic calculator.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
Even online calculators have to make assumptions about what will happen to rents, home prices and interest rates over time.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
There are online calculators that help people calculate their Coast FI numbers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
In the 1980s, while Sharp, HP and Casio marketed their scientific calculators to professionals, Texas Instruments was focused on penetrating the education space.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
Several breast cancer risk calculators like Boadicea already exist and none are perfect.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Martha stood up on a platform at the adding machine show, and answered the problems quicker than the calculators could operate.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
