• Buddahriffic@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    They said “scientific” calculator, not “graphing”. As in their parents weren’t willing to spend that $20 (or less) for what I’d consider the most basic useful calculator.

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        13 hours ago

        Yes, but they used it because their parents wouldn’t get them a scientific calculator. At least that’s the impression I got.

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          13 hours ago

          If all they needed was the features of a scientific calculator they would have used their calculator app, it’s pretty clear based on context they’re saying they needed access to a graphing calculator for coursework.