Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Any machine which performs numerical calculations. ,
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Examples
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But Sam was not remarkable for wisdom; indeed, had he been anything more than a foolish calculating-machine, he would scarcely have thriven as he did in the City.
The Nether World George Gissing 1880
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If a calculating-machine had a hand to wring, it would find few to wring it warmly.
Dreamthorp A Book of Essays Written in the Country Alexander Smith 1848
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