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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Derived terms 1.2.3 Related terms 1.2.4 Translations 1.3 See also 2 Latin 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Derived terms

[ English

[ Etymology

Latin calculus, pebble (used for counting), diminutive of calx, limestone, + diminutive suffix -ulus

[ Noun

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calculus (countable and uncountable; plural calculi)

1. (countable) (mathematics) Any formal system in which symbolic expressions are manipulated according to fixed rules.

   vector calculus

2. (uncountable) (analysis) Differential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject.
3. (countable) (medicine) A stony concretion that forms in a bodily organ.

   renal calculus ( = kidney stone)

4. (uncountable) (dentistry) Deposits of calcium phosphate salts on teeth.

[ Synonyms

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

[ Derived terms

calculus of sums and differences calculus of variations dental calculus differential calculus finite-difference calculus infinitesimal calculus integral calculus

join calculus lambda calculus pi-calculus precalculus predicate calculus tensor calculus tuple calculus

[ Related terms

• calcify
• calcium
• calculate

[ Translations

formal mathematical system

Catalan: càlcul ca(ca) m. Chinese: 微積分學, 微积分学 (wēi jī fēn xué) Czech: počet cs(cs) m. French: calcul fr(fr) m.

German: Kalkül de(de) m. Hungarian: kalkulus hu(hu) Japanese: 微積分学 ja(ja) (bisekibungaku) Spanish: cálculo es(es) m.

differential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject

Catalan: càlcul ca(ca) m. Chinese: 微積分, 微积分 (wēi jī fēn) French: calcul fr(fr) m. Italian: calcolo it(it) Japanese: 微積分 ja(ja) (bisekibun)

Portuguese: cálculo pt(pt) m. Spanish: cálculo diferencial es(es) m. Swedish: analys sv(sv) c. Telugu: కలన గణితం (kalana gaNitaM) Turkish: kalkülüs tr(tr)

stony concretion in an organ

Catalan: càlcul m. Chinese: 結石, 結石 (jié shí)

French: calcul fr(fr) m., lithiase fr(fr) f. Japanese: 結石 ja(ja) (kesseki)

deposits on teeth

German: Zahnstein de(de) m. Italian: tartaro it(it) m., tartaro dentario it(it) m. Japanese: [[歯石#Japanese|Template:Japan] ja(ja) (shiseki)

Polish: kamień nazębny pl(pl) m. Spanish: sarro es(es) m.

[ See also

• algebra
• analysis
• concretion

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[ Latin

[ Noun

calculus m (plural calculi)

1. pebble, stone

[ Derived terms

• calculare