calculuses

Variant of calculus

noun pl. calculi or calculuses

  1. any abnormal stony mass or deposit formed in the body, as in a kidney or gallbladder or on teeth
  2. Math.
    1. any system of calculation using special symbolic notations
    2. infinitesimal calculus

Origin: L: see calculate

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