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calculator

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


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Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson earns about $51 million, giving him a total liability of $24 million on that money, including $5 million in state and local taxes, the calculator says.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Here’s an extremely simplistic illustration to see how the rent-and-invest versus buy numbers could play out today, using a calculator provided by Moody’s chief economist Mark Zandi: A 35-year-old buys a starter home.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

Murali Annavaram, a professor of electrical and computer engineering, likened AI to a calculator.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 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

“Destroying Brose's calculator hasn't got a thing to do with my dad getting sacked, sir.”

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

There are online calculators that help people calculate their Coast FI numbers.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 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

You can use any number of future-value calculators to experiment with different assumptions.

From MarketWatch Jul. 3, 2026

Later, I would learn that the women of West Computing could type ten digits at a time into their calculators from memory.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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