meaning of calculus
1. Any solid concretion, formed in any part of the body, but most frequent in the organs that act as reservoirs, and in the passages connected with them; as, biliary calculi; urinary calculi, etc.
2. A method of computation; any process of reasoning by the use of symbols; any branch of mathematics that may involve calculation.
3. the branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with the differentiation and integration of functions
Related Words
calculus | calculus of variations |
