Calculus Definition

kălkyə-ləs
calculi, calculuses
noun
calculi, calculuses
Any abnormal stony mass or deposit formed in the body, as in a kidney or gallbladder or on teeth.
Webster's New World
A method of analysis or calculation using a special symbolic notation.
American Heritage
Any system of calculation using special symbolic notations.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World

(uncountable, often definite, the calculus) Differential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject; analysis.

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Other Word Forms of Calculus

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Singular:
calculus
Plural:
calculi, calculuses

Origin of Calculus

  • Latin calculus (“a pebble or stone used for counting”), diminutive of calx (“limestone”) + -ulus.

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin small stone used in reckoning calculate

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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