calculus

nounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈkæl.kjʊ.ləs//
United States//ˈkæl.kjə.ləs//
//ˈkælk(j)ʊləs//

Any formal system in which symbolic expressions are manipulated according to fixed rules.

noun

1
datedCalculation; computation.
2
Any formal system in which symbolic expressions are manipulated according to fixed rules.
lambda calculus
predicate calculus
3
Differential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject.
Near-synonyms: analysis, mathematical analysis
I took calculus in high school.
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.
The Tory leader refused to state how many financiers he thought should end up in jail, saying: “There is not some simple calculus."

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.

Forms

plural: calculi, calculuses

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