Words / B1

KALK-yool-ayt-uh/ˈkælkjuleɪtə/

A calculator is a small electronic device used for calculating. A computer is wider; a phone is not allowed as a calculator in most exam halls. Paper 2: a calculator is allowed; a phone is not.

Meaning

A small electronic device used for calculating.

Examples

• “A calculator is allowed in paper 2; a phone is not.”
• “A graphical calculator still needs the exam-board approved list.”

Good to know

a calculator; a calculator paper. Contrast: a phone / a computer. Exams. Countable devices. Verb: calculate (already in many lists).

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