CALCULUS


Meaning of CALCULUS in English

/ ˈkælkjələs; NAmE / noun

[ U ] the type of mathematics that deals with rates of change, for example in the slope of a curve or the speed of a falling object

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: from Latin , literally small pebble (as used on an abacus) .

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