calculus
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calculus
- /ˈkæl.kjʊ.ləs/ UK
- /ˈkæl.kjə.ləs/ US
- /ˈkælk(j)ʊləs/ South Asia
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* Borrowed from Latin calculus (“a pebble or stone used as reckoning counters in abacus”), diminutive of calx (“limestone”) + -ulus.
* Mathematical topic is from differential calculus.
noun calculi · calculuses
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Calculation; computation.
Similar: ciphering, reckoning, calculation, calculus, computation, computing, supputation
- Any formal system in which symbolic expressions are manipulated according to fixed rules. lambda calculus
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Differential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject.
Near-synonyms: analysis, mathematical analysis
Similar: infinitesimal calculus, analysis, mathematical analysis
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A stony concretion that forms in a bodily organ.
Commonly indicated for treatment of sour crop (Fig. 11-11, A), an ingluviotomy is done to retrieve crop calculi, ingluvioliths, or foreign bodies (which are not accessible per os) or to retrieve proventricular or ventricular foreign bodies (using micromagnets [glued in place within plastic tubes], l
Similar: stone
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Deposits of calcium phosphate salts on teeth.
Similar: dental calculus, tartar
- A decision-making method, especially one appropriate for a specialised realm. The Tory leader refused to state how many financiers he thought should end up in jail, saying: “There is not some simple calculus."
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Closest in meaning: infinitesimal calculus, tartar, the calculus, calculation, calculated, math, calculating, calculate, computation, compute, arithmetic, numeracy, algebra, computational, algorithm, computing
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noun formal mathematical system
| Español | cálculo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 미적분 mijeokbun, 미적분학 mijeokbunhak |
| 日本語 | 計算 keisan |
| 中文 | 微積分學 /微积分学 wēijīfēnxué |
| हिन्दी | कलन kalan |
| Português | cálculo |
| Français | calcul |
| Deutsch | Kalkül |
| Italiano | calcolo |
| Ελληνικά | λογισμός logismós |
| Română | calcul |
| Русский | исчисле́ние isčislénije |
| العربية | حِسْبَان ḥisbān |
| עברית | חֶשְׁבּוֹן ẖeshbón |
noun differential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject
| Español | cálculo diferencial |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 微積分 bisekibun |
| 中文 | 微積分 /微积分 wēijīfēn |
| हिन्दी | कलन kalan |
| Português | cálculo |
| Français | calcul |
| Deutsch | Kalkül |
| Italiano | calcolo |
| Ελληνικά | λογισμός logismós |
| Română | calcul diferențial |
| Русский | математический анализ matematičeskij analiz |
| العربية | حِسْبَان ḥisbān, التَّفَاضُل وَ التَّكَامُل at-tafāḍul wa t-takāmul, حِسَاب التَّفَاضُل وَ التَّكَامُل ḥisāb at-tafāḍul wa t-takāmul |
| עברית | חדו״א ẖédva |
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title = {calculus},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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