What is the difference between concretion and calculus?
concretion | calculus |
The process of aggregating]] or [[coalesce, coalescing into a mass.
A solid, hard mass formed by a process of aggregation or coalescence.
(petrology) A rounded mass of a mineral, sometimes found in sedimentary rock or on the ocean floor.
* 1844 , , Geological Observations on South America , ch. 5,
The action of making something concrete or the result of such an action.
* 1860 , , The Marble Faun , ch. 14,
(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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As nouns the difference between concretion and calculus
is that concretion is the process of aggregating or coalescing into a mass while calculus is calculation, computation.concretion
English
(wikipedia concretion)Noun
(en noun)- Of the three beds, the central one is the most compact, and more like ordinary sandstone: it includes numerous flattened spherical concretions .
- "My new statue!" said Kenyon. . . . "It is the concretion of a good deal of thought, emotion, and toil of brain and hand."
Usage notes
* Concretion and concretization' are rough synonyms but are usually not used interchangeably. '''Concretion''' is more commonly used to refer to a physical object or to the physical process which creates it. ' Concretization is more commonly used to refer to a particular embodiment of a general concept or to the process which creates it.References
* Oxford English Dictionary , 2nd ed., 1989.Anagrams
* *calculus
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Noun
(wikipedia calculus)- lambda calculus
- predicate calculus
- renal calculus ( = kidney stone)