Calculus vs Calcite - What's the difference?
calculus | calcite |
(dated, countable) calculation, computation
(countable, mathematics) Any formal system in which symbolic expressions are manipulated according to fixed rules.
Differential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject; analysis.
(countable, medicine) A stony concretion that forms in a bodily organ.
(uncountable, dentistry) Deposits of calcium phosphate salts on teeth.
(countable) A decision-making method, especially one appropriate for a specialised realm.
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(geology) a very widely distributed crystalline form of calcium carbonate, CaCO3, found as limestone, chalk and marble
As nouns the difference between calculus and calcite
is that calculus is (dated|countable) calculation, computation while calcite is (geology) a very widely distributed crystalline form of calcium carbonate, caco3, found as limestone, chalk and marble.calculus
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(wikipedia calculus)- lambda calculus
- predicate calculus
- renal calculus ( = kidney stone)