Questions tagged [calculator]
A calculator is a software that helps you solving mathematical problems.
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Is there a scientific calculator app that runs on OS X?
I am looking for a scientific calculator app for Mac OS X. I don't mean anything like Matlab (or Octave, etc.), but more powerful replacement for Calculator.app.
Features should include:
History: ...
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Open Source alternative to Maple and Mathematica
What I need is:
symbolic calculation capabilities (I don't need software that does numerical stuff)
extensible with a simple programming language. It can be interpreted (Python or Ruby), but ...
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Windows calculator for programmers
Currently, I use the standard Windows 7 calculator in "Programmer" mode, and it's great. It does everything I need... except it has no support for unsigned integers. Which is all well and good if you ...
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Tool to calculate polynomial masks with maximal period for LFSRs?
Related to Linear Feedback Shift Registers - does any Windows or Linux tool exist, that helps calculating polynomial masks with maximal periods for different bit-lengths (beyond 64 bits)?
It is ...
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Universal unit conversion application
Description
I would like to discover an universal application that can convert between all
kind of units such as time units, file-size and internet transfer-rate units (informatic units), ...
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Software based calculator that can handle millions of digits
Is there a cheap or free software-based calculator that is capable of doing basic arithmetic with numbers that have millions of digits? It would be even better if you could input and output numbers in ...
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Scientific Calculator with Fractions for Windows
Is there a free scientific calculator for Windows that can work with fractions? Something like having a frac-dec option and v.v? I need it to work offline and have all the usual scientific calculator ...
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Calculator for Memory / Bits/ Bytes Size like numerical calculator
Can you please recommend any software / tool (for Windows 7 and Android) for memory sizes calculation (Bits / Bytes) like numerical calculator. For eg. input 12.5 GB + 5.8 MB + 1392 KB then click on ...
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Web applications for natural maths calculations
Soulver is a Mac application that allows users to enter maths and text together to solve various problems. Is there a web application that allows similar functionality?
Features:
Web application
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Software that can calculate PI to at least a thousand digits
I'm looking for software that can calculate pi (π).
I would like the software to meet these requirements,
Simple as possible, something that just writes pi to either a text file or the command ...
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Reverse Polish Notation (AKA Postfix Notation) Calculator for Windows 7
I'm looking for a calculator application that supports Reverse Polish Notation/Postfix Notation that runs on Windows 7. I'd prefer an app that is portable or doesn't require admin rights to install, ...
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Basic algebra exercise solver
I am looking for a program that can solve basic algebra exercises such as:
If Lynn can type a page in p minutes, what piece of the page can she do in 5 minutes?
If Sally can paint a house in 4 ...
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Android 5 app that can execute formulas such as 15.50+3.79*2/3
The stock Android calculator does not seem to accept formulas.
I often write formulas in emails, for instance when calculating shared costs. So I write this in my email:
15.50+3.79*2/3
And then I ...
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What software will calculate parts list for DIY projects/kits?
I am developing customizable products where the same parts can sometimes build several projects. Kind of like the same set of Lego pieces will build item #1, item #2, or item #3.
I'm looking for ...
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Free Android scientific calculator that can convert *to* fractions
I've tested ~20 or so free calculators from the Play store but still have not found what I was looking for...
Requirements:
Runs on Android 5
Calculations are done offline
Free (ad-supported is ok, ...
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Calculator that can calculate with units
I'm looking for a calculator
that can calculate (basic operations +, -, *, / would suffice, more are welcome)
that can calculate including units (e.g. 2m² + 5000cm²)
can convert units (e.g. m to ft)
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Calculator without on-screen keyboard
Since everyone has limited space and I use my calc by numpad (faster),
is there any calculator (or option to the Windows 10 calculator), to hide the on-screen keyboard (the buttons with numbers)?
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Software to organize Wolfram Alpha searches
When you do computations on your ti-89, you can scroll up to see your past calculations.
When you do a calculation on the Wolfram Alpha website, and you X out the window, you can't go find it again.
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Scientific calculator with quick binary addition syntax
Any software that can quickly do some basic calculations like binary addition, hexadecimal addition etc. in the below mentioned format?
I was using a calculator in Windows, Kalkulon, that could ...
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Android step by step math solver that includes fractions
I want a calculator app that shows fractions on the way to an answer...
like
2X+3=10
2X=10-3
2X=7
X=7/2
X=3.2
It would be good if I can type fractions with long bars... I mean not like 35+235/476.. ...
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A command line calculator that supports numbers with commas
I often want to copy/paste some numbers from a website into a calculator to do some quick arithmetic. These numbers are typically formatted for display, so they include commas as thousands separators (...
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Star System planetary body orbital software
I am looking for software to input planetary bodies and use it to determine distances between each body at certain times.
Software doesn't need to be 3D but needs to be graphic.
I know there are ...
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Android shopping list calculator (OCR)
Is there an Android app to assemble a price list through OCR?
I want to point the camera at price labels, it should OCR them and add name and price from the label to a list, and add up the total.
I ...
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Windows calculator that monopolizes numpad, even when not in focus
The main prerequisite being that it globally traps the numpad keys when numlock is on, so that whenever I use the numpad keys it gets input into the calculator application, even when focus is on ...
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Interactive office coffee machine tally sheet
In our office, next to the coffee machine, we have a classical paper tally sheet where people fill in when they had coffee, and someone at the end of the month will count all the marks on the sheet ...
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Time calculator - a tool to compute the days between two dates
I frequently need a tool to calculate how many days from a date to another, for example from 27 April 2016 to 18 July 2016.
Are there tools for Windows or for OS X?
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Recommended Scientific Calculator for Android
There's a lot of calculator apps out there, but I'm looking for something that
works offline
is ad-free
supports bracketing (i.e. 3*(2+5))
has the usual functionality like exponation x^y
has a few ...
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Programs for calculations in quantum mechanics and theory of relativity
What programs do you recommend for calculations in the field of quantum mechanics, quantum field theory, relativity, string theory and loop quantum gravity?
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How to carry calculation and draw plot lines in a web page?
I have a website that I code in html (from Wordpress, specifically, but it could be any). I would like to create a page in which
the user inputs a small number of parameters and makes a few yes/not ...
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Command line calculator with good hex support
Is there a command line calculator that will let me do bit operations and has good support for hex. E.g. for operations like:
0xff << 3
(1 << 5) ^ 0x77
Bad solutions:
bc - laughable ...
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64bit successor to bincalc for OS X
There is an excellent binary calculator for OS X called BinCalc. The primary problem with it is that it only supports 32-bit numbers.
I am wondering if there is a good successor to this calculator.
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Open source software for calculating terrain volumes for mining etc
I've been trying to find open source software for calculating the volume of material removed from a surveyed area. For example: In open pit mining where you take a series of way points or lidar point ...
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Platform for building quick tools
I am looking for a recommendation on a platform for building quick calculation tools (with a gui) that I can reuse and also need basic file functions.
I am an engineer and use a lot of calculations ...
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Online tool to add amounts of memory from a table
Is there an online tool that will tell me how much memory size that has mixed in MB and GB so I can get a better idea of how much is the total size used by all the files?
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Grapher for windows?
On a Mac, there is a Grapher.app which has many functions like: ordinary graphing, polar graphing, lin-log and log-log graphing, 3d graphing, derivatives, integrals, implicitly defined functions, ...
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Bitrate calculator GUI for Linux
I'm looking for a simple bitrate calculator with GUI for Linux (for use to video encoding), but not found. Please, what are the applications with GUI to calculate a bitrate for Linux (any distribution)...
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A multi-function offline calculator for Windows
I am looking for an offline calculator software, similar to calculatorsoup.com: something which contains various calculators like Age, BMI, Love and others.
I use such calculators regularly and it is ...
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Calculator software to solve simple equations
I need a Windows calculator software that is able to solve simple equations like ohm's law:
U = R.I
Where I can input R and I values and it pops out the U value.
Of course, this simple equation is ...
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Simulation and calculus of magnetic force in orthodontics
I need to calculate the magnetic force and run simulation applied to orthodontics. I'm looking for a simulation and calulation software.
Suppose that we have to calculate the magnetic force related ...
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APR profit calculator
I have Googled and see plenty of calculators for calculating loan/mortgage APR.
I am looking for the reverse - I want to specify an amount saved or invested, the current value and how many years it ...
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A calculator with customizable buttons
I already use the Windows 10 app Calculator that comes preinstalled, and the scientific mode works fine for what I need it for, for the most part.
What I need is a Windows program that has all the ...
