pocket calculator
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Value still works, but measuring it requires more than a pocket calculator.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
So, I grabbed my notebook and pocket calculator — well, smartphone calculator app — and got to work.
From Salon • Nov. 7, 2021
He came to prominence in 1973 with the world’s first pocket calculator, before turning his sights and passions into transitioning the world of computers to the confines of the home.
From Washington Post • Oct. 1, 2021
Inventor Sir Clive Sinclair, who popularised the home computer and invented the pocket calculator, has died at his London home aged 81.
From BBC • Sep. 16, 2021
"I'm afraid I don't know how else to explain it. I've always said to myself that if a little pocket calculator can do it why shouldn't I?"
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
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