cal·cu·lus (k l ky -ls)n. pl. cal·cu·li (-l   ) or cal·cu·lus·es 1. Pathology An abnormal concretion in the body, usually formed of mineral salts and found in the gallbladder, kidney, or urinary bladder, for example. 2. Dentistry See tartar. 3. Mathematics a. The branch of mathematics that deals with limits and the differentiation and integration of functions of one or more variables. b. A method of analysis or calculation using a special symbolic notation. c. The combined mathematics of differential calculus and integral calculus. 4. A system or method of calculation: "[a] dazzling grasp of the nation's byzantine budget calculus" (David M. Alpern). [Latin, small stone used in reckoning; see calculate.] |
calculus [ˈkælkjʊləs]
n pl -luses
1. (Mathematics) 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.
2. (Mathematics) any mathematical system of calculation involving the use of symbols
3. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic an uninterpreted formal system Compare formal language [2]
4. (Medicine / Pathology) pl -li [-ˌlaɪ] Pathol a stonelike concretion of minerals and salts found in ducts or hollow organs of the body
[from Latin: pebble, stone used in reckoning, from calx small stone, counter]
| calculus (klky-ls) Plural calculi (k lky-l) or calculuses 1. The branch of mathematics that deals with limits and the differentiation and integration of functions of one or more variables. See more at calculus of variationsdifferential calculusintegral calculus 2. A solid mass, usually composed of inorganic material, formed in a cavity or tissue of the body. Calculi are most commonly found in the gallbladder, kidney, or urinary bladder. Also called stone. |
calculus
a branch of mathematics that treats the measurement of changing quantities, determining rates of change (differential calculus) and quantities under changing conditions (integral calculus).
See also: Mathematics
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| Noun | 1. | calculus - a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body; "renal calculi can be very painful" bladder stone, cystolith - a calculus formed in the bladder enterolith - a calculus occurring in the intestines ptyalith - calculus in a salivary gland salivary calculus, sialolith - a stone formed in the salivary gland urolith - a urinary stone |
| 2. |  calculus - an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums | |
| 3. | calculus - the branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with the differentiation and integration of functions math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement pure mathematics - the branches of mathematics that study and develop the principles of mathematics for their own sake rather than for their immediate usefulness analysis - a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation differential calculus, method of fluxions - the part of calculus that deals with the variation of a function with respect to changes in the independent variable (or variables) by means of the concepts of derivative and differential integral calculus - the part of calculus that deals with integration and its application in the solution of differential equations and in determining areas or volumes etc. calculus of variations - the calculus of maxima and minima of definite integrals |
Translations
calculus [ˈkælkjʊləs] n → analyse f (mathématique), calcul m infinitésimal integral calculus, differential calculus
calculus
n
(Math) → Infinitesimalrechnung f, → Differenzialrechnung f, → Differentialrechnung f, → Integralrechnung f
(Med) → Stein m
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