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calculator

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


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They used a risk calculator called Boadicea that combines factors such as family history, lifestyle, reproductive history and genetic information to give a risk score.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

Almost every financial calculator you will use will also want this information, too.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

Grab your calculator and take our business of sports test.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

Researchers at the University of Oxford have created a new calculator that estimates a person's individual risk of developing serious muscle disorders while taking statins.

From Science Daily Jun. 30, 2026

"What's the point of that when you can buy a calculator?"

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl

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

Many banks and investment firms offer online retirement calculators.

From MarketWatch Jun. 11, 2026

The advocates were generally happy with what they heard, while also pulling out calculators to assess whether Newsom owes still more to education.

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 2026

These include the earliest dated set of European navigation instruments found thus far: compasses, protractors, calipers, sounding leads, tide calculators, and a device for calculating speed called a log reel.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler




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