calculus

Meaning

1. Calculation; computation.
2. Any formal system in which symbolic expressions are manipulated according to fixed rules.
3. Differential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject; analysis.
4. A stony concretion that forms in a bodily organ.
5. Deposits of calcium phosphate salts on teeth.
6. A decision-making method, especially one appropriate for a specialised realm.

Synonyms

tartar

stone

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concretion

calculation

infinitesimal calculus

tophus

computation

account

calc

reckoning

figuring

fluxions

math

numeration

operation

petrifaction

reflection

reflexion

supplement

tally

lithiasis

parallelization

analysis

renal gravel

stone in the bladder

differential and integral calculus

addition

adjunct

appendix

application

bill

calculi

check

computing

differential calculus

Hyphenated as

cal‧cu‧lus

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkæl.kjʊ.ləs/

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.