calculating machine

2 definitions found

calculating machine - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Calculating \Cal"cu*la`ting\, a.
     1. Of or pertaining to mathematical calculations; performing
        or able to perform mathematical calculations.
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     2. Given to contrivance or forethought; forecasting;
        scheming; as, a cool calculating disposition.
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     Calculating machine, a machine for the mechanical
        performance of mathematical operations, for the most part
        invented by Charles Babbage and G. and E. Scheutz. It
        computes logarithmic and other mathematical tables of a
        high degree of intricacy, imprinting the results on a
        leaden plate, from which a stereotype plate is then
        directly made.
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calculating machine - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  calculating machine
      n 1: a small machine that is used for mathematical calculations
           [syn: calculator, calculating machine]