calculator
/ˈkælkjəˌleɪtər/
noun
A small machine that does math for you
“She used a calculator to add the numbers.”
מחשבון
Calculator is a noun in the school category. It is a advanced (ages 11-12) word, meaning "A small machine that does math for you" In Hebrew, calculator translates to מחשבון.
Example Sentences
- She used a calculator to check that her long division answer was correct.
- The calculator on his phone can do thousands of calculations in one second.
- In the exam, students were allowed to use a basic calculator.
Did You Know? The first mechanical calculator was invented by Blaise Pascal in 1642 when he was just 19 years old, to help his father count taxes! The first electronic pocket calculator was made in 1970 and cost about $400 — equivalent to thousands of dollars today. Modern smartphones can do billions of calculations per second, which is more powerful than computers that filled entire rooms in the 1960s.
Common Word Combinations
use a calculatorscientific calculatorcalculator apppress a button
Related Words
computermathematicsnumbersabacus
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