"scientific calculator" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: scientific calculators [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} scientific calculator (plural scientific calculators)
  1. (mathematics, computing) An electronic calculator that can handle trigonometric, exponential and often other advanced functions, and can show its output in scientific notation and sometimes in hexadecimal, octal or binary. Categories (topical): Computing, Mathematics Translations (type of calculator): tieteislaskin (Finnish), funktiolaskin (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-scientific_calculator-en-noun--rLICzG2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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