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calculus.

Calculation; computation.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkæl.kjʊ.ləs/UK/ˈkæl.kjə.ləs/General-American/ˈkælk(j)ʊləs/South-Asia
  1. Calculation; computation.

    countable · dated
  2. Any formal system in which symbolic expressions are manipulated according to fixed rules.

    countable
    lambda calculus
    predicate calculus
  3. Differential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject.

    definite · often · uncountable
    I took calculus in high school.
  4. A stony concretion that forms in a bodily organ.

    countable
  5. Deposits of calcium phosphate salts on teeth.

    uncountable
  6. A decision-making method, especially one appropriate for a specialised realm.

    countable
Where this word comes from

* 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.

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