calculator
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He sees it as akin to relying on a speechwriter or a calculator.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Choudhury described NumWorks as a more affordable and intuitive device that provides a free online version that students can access at any time, even when they aren’t holding the physical calculator.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
The past few months have been the most electrifying time for math since the invention of the calculator.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
"It's not quite the same as a calculator," he says.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
“Figure it out for yourself,” she said, flipping me a pocket calculator.
From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman
It’s not necessarily easy for entire school districts to shift to a new standard, given that teachers have been instructing using these calculators for years.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
Some say customers aren’t exactly paying for innovation, but rather for decades of familiarity on the educator side — along with textbooks that build the calculators into their curricula.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
Several breast cancer risk calculators like Boadicea already exist and none are perfect.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Electronic calculators, for instance, may have helped users solve equations -- but left the method and reasoning process in human hands.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
"Pocket calculators are not allowed in this school anyway."
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
