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calculator

[kal-kyuh-ley-ter] / ˈkæl kjəˌleɪ tər /


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The team believes the new calculator could improve conversations between patients and clinicians by providing personalized estimates of risk instead of relying on general statistics or broad concerns about side effects.

From Science Daily • Jun. 30, 2026

One student-loan calculator estimated monthly payments could be $900.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

Instead, Lodge, who goes by Cabot, picked up an HP-12C financial calculator and never looked back, perhaps with an eye to resurrecting the family’s business bona fides.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

According to the Bank of England's inflation calculator, goods costing £4.03 in 2022 would now cost about £4.70.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

This was a device known as a ‘compass’—a graduated metal instrument that could be used as a calculator.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin




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