How to sign calculator in American Sign Language

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Sign Instructions:

Begin with your hands in front of you with your hands oriented toward each other. The fingertips of your dominant hand should begin near the top of your non-dominant hand. Move your dominant hand down and up a couple of times, tapping your fingers against your non-dominant hand as you move. This sign mimics tapping the buttons of a calculator.

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Dominant Handshapes for this sign

Dominant Handshape for calculator
Extend all fingers with a very slight curl, keeping them together as if showing the number five.

Non-Dominant Handshapes for this sign

Non-Dominant Handshape for calculator
Extend your fingers and press them together, with your thumb sticking out to the side.

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