calculator
noun
cal·cu·la·tor
ˈkal-kyə-ˌlā-tər 
: one that calculates: such as
a
: a usually electronic device for performing mathematical calculations
b
: a person who operates a calculator
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According to the Time and Date sunrise/sunset calculator, residents will get about 10-and-a-half hours of daylight — compared to more than 12 hours during the summer.
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Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025
In some classrooms, students are even instructed to put their phones in what were once calculator pockets, in pouches meant for cell phones that lock or in plastic bins, where students are meant to collect the devices at the end of a class period or the end of the day.
—Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
That kind of skeuomorphism—the design of a digital interface to resemble a physical one, by, for example, adding a faux-metal texture to a calculator app—has been out of fashion for more than a decade, ever since Apple moved away from it in the early twenty-tens.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025
Due to a coding error, a previous version of this interactive calculator incorrectly calculated certain taxes when an income, minus the standard deduction, equalled the ceiling of a particular tax bracket.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
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Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025
In some classrooms, students are even instructed to put their phones in what were once calculator pockets, in pouches meant for cell phones that lock or in plastic bins, where students are meant to collect the devices at the end of a class period or the end of the day.
—Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
That kind of skeuomorphism—the design of a digital interface to resemble a physical one, by, for example, adding a faux-metal texture to a calculator app—has been out of fashion for more than a decade, ever since Apple moved away from it in the early twenty-tens.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025
Due to a coding error, a previous version of this interactive calculator incorrectly calculated certain taxes when an income, minus the standard deduction, equalled the ceiling of a particular tax bracket.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Calculator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calculator. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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calculator
noun
cal·cu·la·tor
ˈkal-kyə-ˌlāt-ər
1
: one that calculates
2
: a usually small electronic device for making mathematical calculations
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