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Calculus   /kˈælkjələs/   Listen
Calculus

noun
(pl. calculi)
1.
A hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body.  Synonym: concretion.
2.
An incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums.  Synonyms: tartar, tophus.
3.
The branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with the differentiation and integration of functions.  Synonym: infinitesimal calculus.



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"Calculus" Quotes from Famous Books



... accomplishment of feats which looked impossible at first sight. How often The Terror had thought to herself that she would gladly give up all her knowledge of Greek and the differential and integral calculus if she could only perform the least of those feats which were mere play to The Wonder! Miss Euthymia was not behind the rest in her attainments in classical or mathematical knowledge, and she was one of the very best ...
— A Mortal Antipathy • Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.


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