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Q: What mathematical instrument was before the pocket calculator?
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What mathematical instrument days were numbered because of the invented pocket calculator?

The Slide Rule


What is pocket calculator?

pocket calculator is a calculator that we keep in our pocket


Did the computer come before the calculator?

If you mean the pocket calculator, it is actually a computer.If you mean something like the abacus, of course the computer came after it.


Test cases for testing a pocket calculator?

Write 3 test cases for testing a pocket calculator.


What is the first pocket calculator?

The first pocket calculator is called theCurta. More:The inventors name is Clif Stoll.


What has the author Windsor L Sherman written?

Windsor L Sherman has written: 'Airplane stability calculations with a card programmable pocket calculator' -- subject(s): Mathematical models, Stability of airplanes


What the Irish word for calculator?

The word in Irish is áireamhán.Áireamhán póca (pocket calculator).


Can a computer do arithmetic?

A pocket calculator is a small form of a computer and is used to do calculations. A computer can also do calculations by using special programs. Some mathematical programs are built in to the operating system. So the answer is that a computer can do arithmetic. At the deepest level of operation acomputer can only do arithmetic.


What does taschenrechner mean in German?

It means "(pocket) calculator."


What can be used to convert decibels?

You can use a pocket calculator.


Who invented first pocket calculator?

Sir Clive Sinclair


What year was the first pocket calculator made?

I saw the first modern electronic pocket calculator in 1967 when I was attending engineering school at the University of California in Berkeley. It was made by Hewlett-Packard.