What is the difference between electronic and calculator?
electronic | calculator |
(physics, chemistry): Of or pertaining to an electron or electrons.
Operating on the physical behavior of electrons, especially in semiconductors.
Generated by an electronic device.
Of or pertaining to the Internet.
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A mechanical or electronic device that performs mathematical calculations.
(dated) A person who performs mathematical calculation
A person who calculates (in the sense of scheming).
(obsolete) A set of mathematical tables.
As a adjective electronic
is (physics|chemistry): of or pertaining to an electron or electrons.As a noun calculator is
a mechanical or electronic device that performs mathematical calculations.electronic
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