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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

[ See also

• algebra
• analysis
• concretion

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[ Latin

[ Noun

calculus m (plural calculi)

1. pebble, stone

[ Derived terms

• calculare