calculuses

Variant of calculus

calculus definition

cal·cu·lus (kal′kyo̵̅o̅ ləs, -kyə-)

noun pl. calculi -·li′ (-lī′) or calculuses -·luses

  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

Etymology: L: see calculate

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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