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Calculus

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Noun

1. calculus, concretion

a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body

Example Sentences:
'renal calculi can be very painful'

2. calculus, tartar, tophus

an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums

3. calculus, infinitesimal calculus

the branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with the differentiation and integration of functions

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Calculus

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noun plural -luses
1. 
a branch of mathematics, developed independently by Newton and Leibniz. Both differential calculus and integral calculus are concerned with the effect on a function of an infinitesimal change in the independent variable as it tends to zero
2. 
any mathematical system of calculation involving the use of symbols
3. logic
an uninterpreted formal system
Compare formal language (sense 2)
4. plural -li (-ˌlaɪ) pathology
a stonelike concretion of minerals and salts found in ducts or hollow organs of the body

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Calculus

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nounWord forms: plural ˈcalcuˌli (ˈkælkjəˌlaɪ ; kalˈkyəlīˌ) or ˈcalculuses
1. 
any abnormal stony mass or deposit formed in the body, as in a kidney or gallbladder or on teeth
see also tartar (sense 2)
2.  Ancient Mathematics
a. 
any system of calculation using special symbolic notations
b. 
infinitesimal calculus

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Calculus

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n. pl. cal·cu·li (-lī) or cal·cu·lus·es
1. Medicine An abnormal concretion in the body, usually formed of mineral salts and found in the gallbladder, kidney, or urinary bladder, for example.
2. Dentistry See tartar.
3. Mathematics
a. The branch of mathematics that deals with limits and the differentiation and integration of functions of one or more variables.
b. A method of analysis or calculation using a special symbolic notation.
c. The combined mathematics of differential calculus and integral calculus.
4. A system or method of calculation: "[a] dazzling grasp of the nation's byzantine budget calculus" (David M. Alpern).

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