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Calculus
Definitions
- 1 Calculation; computation. countable, dated
- 2 the branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with the differentiation and integration of functions wordnet
- 3 Any formal system in which symbolic expressions are manipulated according to fixed rules. countable
"lambda calculus"
- 4 a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body wordnet
- 5 Differential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject. definite, often, uncountable
"Near-synonyms: analysis, mathematical analysis"
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- 6 an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums wordnet
- 7 A stony concretion that forms in a bodily organ. countable
"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], lavage, or endoscopy) and for the placement of an ingluviotomy or proventriculotomy tube or the collection of crop wall biopsies."
- 8 Deposits of calcium phosphate salts on teeth. uncountable
- 9 A decision-making method, especially one appropriate for a specialised realm. countable
"The Tory leader refused to state how many financiers he thought should end up in jail, saying: “There is not some simple calculus.""
Etymology
* 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.
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