calculator

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. A mechanical or electronic device that performs mathematical calculations; sometimes, an electronic one specifically.
  2. (historical) A person who performs mathematical calculation.
  3. A person who calculates (in the sense of scheming).
  4. (obsolete) A set of mathematical tables.

Frekwensie

C2
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈkæl.kjə.leɪ.tə(ɹ)/
Etimologie (Engels)

In summary

In the sense of a person, from Middle English calkelatour (“mathematician, astrologer”), borrowed from Latin calculātor, equivalent to calculate + -or. The other meanings arose in Modern English.

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