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English
Etymology
Latin calculus (“‘pebble or stone used for counting’”), diminutive of calx (“‘limestone’”) + -ulus.
Noun
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Singular calculus |
Plural countable and uncountable; plural calculi or calculuses |
calculus (countable and uncountable; plural calculi or calculuses)
- (dated, countable) calculation, computation
- (countable, mathematics) Any formal system in which symbolic expressions are manipulated according to fixed rules.
- (uncountable, mathematics) Differential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject; analysis.
- (countable, medicine) A stony concretion that forms in a bodily organ.
- renal calculus ( = kidney stone)
- (uncountable, dentistry) Deposits of calcium phosphate salts on teeth.
- (countable) A decision-making method, especially one appropriate for a specialised realm.
- 2008 Dec 16, “Cameron calls for bankers’ ‘day of reckoning’”, Financial Times:
- The Tory leader refused to state how many financiers he thought should end up in jail, saying: “There is not some simple calculus.
- 2008 Dec 16, “Cameron calls for bankers’ ‘day of reckoning’”, Financial Times:
Synonyms
- (in analysis): infinitesimal calculus
- (in medicine): stone
- (in dentistry): dental calculus, tartar
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Latin
Etymology
Diminutive from calx (“‘limestone, game counter’”) + -ulus.
Noun
calculus (genitive calculī); m, second declension
Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | calculus | calculī |
| genitive | calculī | calculōrum |
| dative | calculō | calculīs |
| accusative | calculum | calculōs |
| ablative | calculō | calculīs |
| vocative | calcule | calculī |
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