CALCULUS


Meaning of CALCULUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ləs ]

noun

( plural cal·cu·li -ˌlī, -ˌlē ; also -lus·es )

Etymology: Latin, stone (used in reckoning)

Date: 1666

1.

a. : a method of computation or calculation in a special notation (as of logic or symbolic logic)

b. : the mathematical methods comprising differential and integral calculus — often used with the

2. : calculation

3.

a. : a concretion usually of mineral salts around organic material found especially in hollow organs or ducts

b. : tartar I,2

4. : a system or arrangement of intricate or interrelated parts

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.