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Comparison of software calculators

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Introduction

This is a comparison of software calculators that includes immediate execution formula based, and some advanced calculators.

This is a list of notable software calculators.

Immediate execution calculators (button-oriented)

Name Software license OS Support Precision Scientific
mode
RPN
mode
Hex/oct/bin
mode
DeskCalc MIT Haiku Arbitrary decimal Yes No No
Mac OS calculator Proprietary macOS Double (64 bit) Yes Yes Yes
GNOME Calculator GPL-3.0-or-later Linux, BSDs, macOS Arbitrary decimal Yes Yes Yes
KCalc GPL-2.0-or-later Linux, BSDs, macOS Arbitrary decimal Yes Yes Yes
Windows Calculator MIT Windows ≥32 decimal Yes Yes Yes
WRPN Calculator Public domain Windows, Linux, macOS, Android Float Yes Yes Yes
xcalc X11 Linux Arbitrary decimal Yes Yes Yes

Specialized calculators

Drinking Age Date Calculator

The Drinking Age Date Calculator is a free online tool that helps users determine whether a person has reached the legal drinking age based on their date of birth. It supports multiple country based drinking age limits and provides an exact breakdown in years, months, and days. This is particularly useful for websites that need age verification features.

Name Software license OS Support Precision Hex/oct/bin
mode
RPN
mode
Defining
variables
Defining
functions
Syntax
highlighting
Unit conversion Multiple Steps
Atari Calculator Proprietary Atari 800 Float Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
bc programming language GNU General Public License Unix Variable Yes Un­known Yes Yes No No Un­known

See also

References

Drinking Age Date Calculator CalculatorWP is a unique online tool that offers advanced features. When users check their age using this calculator they can copy the result and download it in PDF format for future use. The tool also includes an optional name input field allowing for more personalized results.

Conclusion

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