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Definitions for Calculus

[1] Mathematics . a method of calculation, especially one of several highly systematic methods of treating problems by a special system of algebraic notations, as differential or integral calculus.
[2] Pathology . a stone, or concretion, formed in the gallbladder, kidneys, or other parts of the body.
[3] Also called tartar. Dentistry . a hard, yellowish to brownish-black deposit on teeth formed largely through the mineralization of dead bacteria in dental plaques by the calcium salts in salivary secretions and subgingival transudates.
[4] calculation; estimation or computation: the calculus of political appeal.
[5] a branch of mathematics, developed independently by Newton and Leibniz. Both differential calculus and integral calculus are concerned with the effect on a function of an infinitesimal change in the independent variable as it tends to zero
[6] any mathematical system of calculation involving the use of symbols
[7] logic an uninterpreted formal system Compare formal language (def. 2)
[8] plural -li (-ˌlaɪ ) pathol a stonelike concretion of minerals and salts found in ducts or hollow organs of the body

Words related to Calculus

calculation, geometry, math, algebra, division, addition, multiplication, subtraction, numbers, trigonometry, concretion, cystolith, bilestone

Words nearby Calculus

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Origin of Calculus

1610–20; < Latin: pebble, small stone (used in reckoning), equivalent to calc- (stem of calx stone) + -ulus -ule

Word origin for Calculus

C17: from Latin: pebble, stone used in reckoning, from calx small stone, counter

Synonyms for Calculus

algebra, calculation, geometry, math, addition, division, figures, multiplication, numbers, subtraction, trigonometry