Until today, the iPhone’s calculator mimicked the buttons of its forebears: If you keyed in 48.375, for instance, instead of 43.875, tapping “C” within your app would zero out your entry so ...

Check to find the ‘power’ button on your own calculator. This is particularly useful when the index number is large. Example. To work out \(4^{10}\): enter \({4}\) press the power button; ...

A Calculator’s Most Important Button Has Been Removed. This is clearly a mistake. By Ian Bogost. Illustration by The Atlantic. October 17, 2024. Share. Save. Listen-1.0 x+ 0:00 7:07.