calculus
English
/ˈkæl.kjʊ.ləs/, /ˈkæl.kjə.ləs/
noun
Definitions
- (dated) Calculation; computation.
- (countable) Any formal system in which symbolic expressions are manipulated according to fixed rules.
- (uncountable) differential Differential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject; analysis.
- (countable) A stony concretion that forms in a bodily organ.
- (uncountable) Deposits of calcium phosphate salts on teeth.
- (countable) A decision-making method, especially one appropriate for a specialised realm.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin calculus (pebble, stone used for reckoning on a counting board, calculating, abacus, stone, a pebble stone used as reckoning counters in w, Roman abacus, reckoning).
Origin
Latin
calculus
Gloss
pebble, stone used for reckoning on a counting board, calculating, abacus, stone, a pebble stone used as reckoning counters in w, Roman abacus, reckoning
Concept
Semantic Field
Modern world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
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Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- noncalculus English
- precalculus English
- calcularius Latin
- calculensis Latin
- calculo Latin
- calculus Latin
- calx Latin
- calcolo Italian
- calcul French
- cálculo Spanish, Castilian
- κάχληξ Ancient Greek
- χάλιξ Ancient Greek
- cálculo Portuguese
- càlcul Catalan, Valencian
- سنگلاخ Persian
- caltchul Norman
- cailcul Bourguignon
- carcu Bourguignon
- cartchul Picard