calculus
nomattesté dans les dialogues
- Royaume-Uni//ˈkæl.kjʊ.ləs//
- États-Unis//ˈkæl.kjə.ləs//
- //ˈkælk(j)ʊləs//
Any formal system in which symbolic expressions are manipulated according to fixed rules.
nom
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vieilliCalculation; computation.
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Any formal system in which symbolic expressions are manipulated according to fixed rules.
lambda calculus
predicate calculus
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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.
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Deposits of calcium phosphate salts on teeth.
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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."
Étymologie
* 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.
Formes
- pluriel
- calculi, calculuses
calculus · Any formal system in which symbolic expressions are manipulated according to fixed rules.
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