Calculus definitions
An abnormal concretion in the body, usually formed of mineral salts and found in the gallbladder, kidney, or urinary bladder, for example.
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Any abnormal stony mass or deposit formed in the body, as in a kidney or gallbladder or on teeth.
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A system or method of calculation.
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Any method or system of calculating, reasoning, or evaluating.
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The branch of mathematics that deals with limits and the differentiation and integration of functions of one or more variables.
A solid mass, usually composed of inorganic material, formed in a cavity or tissue of the body. Calculi are most commonly found in the gallbladder, kidney, or urinary bladder.
An abnormal concretion in the body, usually formed of mineral salts and found in the gallbladder, kidney, or urinary bladder, for example.
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(countable, mathematics) Any formal system in which symbolic expressions are manipulated according to fixed rules.
Lambda calculus.
Predicate calculus.
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The branch of mathematics that deals with limits and the differentiation and integration of functions of one or more variables.
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A method of analysis or calculation using a special symbolic notation.
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The combined mathematics of differential calculus and integral calculus.
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Any system of calculation using special symbolic notations.
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(uncountable, often definite, the calculus) Differential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject; analysis.
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(countable, medicine) A stony concretion that forms in a bodily organ.
Renal calculus (= kidney stone)
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(uncountable, dentistry) Deposits of calcium phosphate salts on teeth.
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(countable) A decision-making method, especially one appropriate for a specialised realm.
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