calculator

calcŭlātor, ōris, m. [calculo],

• a computer, teacher of arithmetic, = λογιστής (post-Aug.), Mart. 10, 62, 4; Acron. ad Hor. S. 1, 6. 72; Isid. Orig. 1, 3, 1; cf. id. ib. 1, 10, 43.—
• II A book-keeper, accountant, Dig. 38, 1, 7, § 5; 27, 1, 15, § 5.

calculātor, ōris, m. (calculo), der Rechner, d.i. I) ein Lehrer der elementaren Arithmetik, Rechenmeister, -lehrer, griech. λογιστής, Mart. 10, 62, 4. Edict. Diocl. 7, 67. Isid. 1, 3, 1. Acro Hor. sat. 1, 6, 72. – II) ein Schüler der elementaren Arithmetik, ein Rechner, Rufin. Origen. in num. hom. 27, 12. – III) der Rechnungsführer, Buchhalter, ICt. (gew. rationarius, s. Modest. dig. 27, 1, 15. § 5).

calculator [CL] , reckoner. cum ~ores necesse esset vel diem in xii vel horam in iv ‥ aut in alias quaslibet ‥ quid distribuere particulas Bede TR 3; 798 ostenta aliter ~ores ponunt, aliter etiam mathematici solent dividere Alcuin Ep. 155; fieri potest ‥, si ~ori placeat, ut [calculus] qui mille significat gradatim descendens unum significet Dial. Scac. I 5M.

calcŭlātŏr, ōris, m. (calculo), calculateur : Mart. 10, 62, 4 || celui qui dresse, qui tient les comptes : Dig. 38, 1, 5 || qui enseigne à compter : Isid. Orig. 1, 3, 1.

calculator , oris. m.
算手。 大掌文。

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CALCULATOR

CALCULA´TOR(λογιστής) signifies a keeper of accounts in general, but was also used in the signification of a teacher of arithmetic (Isid. Orig. 1.3; Dig. 38, tit. 1, s. 7); whence Martial (Mart. 10.62, 4) classes him with the notarius or writing-master ; but the teacher of arithmetic held a high position among teachers (cf. Cod. Justin. 10, tit. 52, s. 4; Becker-Göll, Gallus, 2. p. 101; Marquardt, Röm. Privatleben, p. 95). The name was derived from calculi, which were commonly used in teaching arithmetic, and also in reckoning in general. [ABACUS] Among the Greeks the λογιστὴς and γραμματιστὴς appear to have been usually the same person.

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Calculātor

(λογιστής). In general, a keeper of accounts, but sometimes a teacher of arithmetic—an office of much repute among teachers. The name is derived from the calculi used in reckoning, for which see abacus; logistica.