calculator
electronic device used for calculations
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Summary
calculator ranks in the top 0.47% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,137 views/month, #368 of 77,819).[1]
Key Facts
- Based on: adding machine[2]
- Subclass of: physical tool[3], electronic device[4], calculating tool[5]
- Has use: counting[6], evaluation[7], computation[8], calculation[9]
- Commons category: Calculators[10]
- Unicode character: 🖩[11]
- Has part(s): push-button[12], integrated circuit[13], alkaline battery[14], electronic visual display[15]
- Start time: 1960[16]
- Source of energy: electrical energy[17], solar energy[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Calculators[19]
- Commons gallery: Calculator[20]
- Replaces: adding machine[21]
- Topic has template: Template:Infobox calculator[22]
- Used by: mathematician[23]
- Has characteristic: calculator model[24]
- Different from: computer[25]
- Uses: function[26], order of operations[27]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[28]
- Digital equivalent of: mechanical calculator[29]
Why It Matters
calculator has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] calculator is known by 90 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]