Windows Calculator: Difference between revisions

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These are the last versions of Windows Calculator, where calculating with [[Binary number|binary]]/[[decimal]]/[[hexadecimal]]/[[octal]] numbers is included into scientific mode. In Windows 7, they were moved to ''programmer mode'', which is a new separate mode that co-exists with ''scientific mode''.

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===Windows 7===

In [[Windows 7]], separate programmer, statistics, unit conversion, date calculation, and worksheets modes were added. Tooltips were removed. Furthermore, Calculator's interface was revamped for the first time since its introduction. The base conversion functions were moved to the programmer mode and statistics functions were moved to the statistics mode. Switching between modes does not preserve the current number, clearing it to 0.

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| 64 bit&emsp; || &minus;9,223,372,036,854,775,808 || 9,223,372,036,854,775,807

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On the right side of the main Calculator{{Clarify|reason=What does it mean by "the right side"?|date=May 2024}}, one can add a panel with date calculation, unit conversion and worksheets. Worksheets allow one to calculate a result of a chosen field based on the values of other fields. Pre-defined templates include calculating a car's fuel economy (mpg and L/100&nbsp;km),<ref>[http://malektips.com/windows-7-calculate-fuel-economy.html Calculate Fuel Economy - Windows 7 (MalekTips)]</ref> a vehicle lease, and a mortgage. In pre-beta versions of Windows 7, Calculator also provided a Wages template.

===Windows 8.1===

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* In older versions of the calculator{{Which|date=May 2024}}, some [[transcendental function]] operations, such as the [[square root]] operator (<code>sqrt(4) &minus; 2 = &minus;8.1648465955514287168521180122928e&minus;39</code>), caused the number towould be calculated incorrectly due to [[catastrophic cancelation]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Microsoft Fixes Decade-Old Windows Calculator Square Root Bug|url=https://news.softpedia.com/news/microsoft-fixes-decade-old-windows-calculator-square-root-bug-520559.shtml|access-date=2023-04-15|website=news.softpedia.com|language=en-US}}</ref>

* Older versions of the universal Calculator in [[Windows 10 editions#Release branches|non-LTSC editions]] of [[Windows 10]] doesn't use any regional format (can be set in Region Control Panel) that are different from the app's display language for number formatting (the app's language is English (United States) but Windows's regional format is set to a different format).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wrong usage of Regional settings in Windows 10 Apps: weather, calculator|url=https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-other_settings-winpc/wrong-usage-of-regional-settings-in-windows-10/25db7ff1-aef5-4f3a-b958-21d843b04a74|access-date=2021-01-24|website=answers.microsoft.com|language=en-US}}</ref>