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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A computer that is able to perform complex, lengthy calculations.
- noun A person who performs numerous calculations, especially an accountant.
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- noun An
accountant or other person who deals with thecalculation of numbers as a profession.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a computer capable of performing a large number of mathematical operations per second
- noun someone able to perform complex and lengthy calculations
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