Calculus

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Pathology An abnormal concretion in the body, usually formed of mineral salts and found in the gallbladder, kidney, or urinary bladder, for example.
  • n. Dentistry See tartar.
  • n. Mathematics The branch of mathematics that deals with limits and the differentiation and integration of functions of one or more variables.
  • n. Mathematics A method of analysis or calculation using a special symbolic notation.
  • n. Mathematics The combined mathematics of differential calculus and integral calculus.
  • n. A system or method of calculation: "[a] dazzling grasp of the nation's byzantine budget calculus” ( David M. Alpern).
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. calculation, computation
  • n. Any formal system in which symbolic expressions are manipulated according to fixed rules.
  • n. Differential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject; analysis.
  • n. A stony concretion that forms in a bodily organ.
  • n. Deposits of calcium phosphate salts on teeth.
  • n. A decision-making method, especially one appropriate for a specialised realm.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Any solid concretion, formed in any part of the body, but most frequent in the organs that act as reservoirs, and in the passages connected with them
  • n. A method of computation; any process of reasoning by the use of symbols; any branch of mathematics that may involve calculation.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A small stone; a pebble.
  • n. In pathology, a general term for inorganic concretions of various kinds formed in various parts of the body.
  • n. In mathematics, any highly systematic method of treating a large variety of problems by the use of some peculiar system of algebraic notation.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with the differentiation and integration of functions
  • n. a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body
  • n. an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    encrustation    incrustation    crust   
    Variant
    calculi   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    concretion    cystolith    dacryolith    gravel    sand   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    algebra    trigonometry    geometry    calculi    equation   
     
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