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Calculus - What does it mean?

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calculus

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Noun

(wikipedia calculus)
  • (dated, countable) calculation, computation
  • (countable, mathematics) Any formal system in which symbolic expressions are manipulated according to fixed rules.
    • lambda calculus
    predicate calculus
  • Differential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject; analysis.
  • (countable, medicine) A stony concretion that forms in a bodily organ.
    • renal calculus ( = kidney stone)
  • (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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    • Synonyms

    * (in analysis) infinitesimal calculus * (in medicine) stone * (in dentistry) dental calculus, tartar

    Derived terms

    * calculus of moving surfaces * calculus of sums and differences * calculus of variations * dental calculus * differential calculus * felicific calculus * finite-difference calculus * fractional calculus * hedonic calculus * hedonistic calculus * implicational propositional calculus * infinitesimal calculus * integral calculus * join calculus * Kirby calculus * lambda calculus * logical calculus * multivariable calculus * noncalculus * operational calculus * pi-calculus * precalculus * predicate calculus * propositional calculus * tensor calculus * tuple calculus * utility calculus

    Related terms

    * calcify * calcium * calculate

    See also

    * algebra * analysis * concretion English nouns with irregular plurals ----

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