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MineralMan

(146,189 posts)
Sun Oct 4, 2015, 02:08 PM Oct 2015

Did you know that your web browser and Google are a calculator?

They are. If Google is your default search engine, you can type any basic mathematical calculation in the URL field, and Google will give you the result. Just use these operators:

+ - Addition
- - Subtraction
* - Multiplication
/ - Division
sqrt - Square Root
sin - sine
tan - tangent
cot - cotangent

etc.

You can also use standard paranthetical symbols to type in your calculation.

But wait! There's More! The link below will lead you to a complete rundown of this feature, which can also do unit conversions and much, much more:

http://www.googleguide.com/help/calculator.html

This bit of trivia presented as my PSA for a Sunday afternoon

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Did you know that your web browser and Google are a calculator? (Original Post) MineralMan Oct 2015 OP
DuckDuckGo has the same functionality without the data spying and selling. nt onehandle Oct 2015 #1
I use duckduckgo quite a bit... ananda Oct 2015 #3
I use Google. I use Chrome. I use Gmail. MineralMan Oct 2015 #7
Cool, thanks! Z_California Oct 2015 #2
Did not know that. TY nt Live and Learn Oct 2015 #4
I use it for unit conversions too... SidDithers Oct 2015 #5
Yes. It will also translate for you. MineralMan Oct 2015 #8
it's a timer too: IcyPeas Oct 2015 #6
Yes. GeorgeGist Oct 2015 #9

ananda

(28,780 posts)
3. I use duckduckgo quite a bit...
Sun Oct 4, 2015, 02:24 PM
Oct 2015

... but I have to use google for some things still...
like getting more images, google books, and
translating.

MineralMan

(146,189 posts)
7. I use Google. I use Chrome. I use Gmail.
Sun Oct 4, 2015, 02:50 PM
Oct 2015

I use Google Docs. I use Blogger.com. You can use whatever you wish. This thread is not about that.

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