Meanings
plural calculi · plural calculuses
- countabledatedCalculation; computation.
Synonyms: ciphering, reckoning, calculation, ciphering, computation, computing, reckoning, supputation
- countablemathematicsAny formal system in which symbolic expressions are manipulated according to fixed rules.
lambda calculus
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predicate calculus
- definiteoftenuncountableDifferential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject.
I took calculus in high school.
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Near-synonyms: analysis, mathematical analysis
Synonyms: infinitesimal calculus, analysis, mathematical analysis
- countablemedicineA stony concretion that forms in a bodily organ.
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Commonly indicated for treatment of sour crop (Fig. 11-11, A), an ingluviotomy is done to retrieve crop calculi, ingluvioliths, or foreign bodies (which are not accessible per os) or to retrieve proventricular or ventricular foreign bodies (using micromagnets [glued in place within plastic tubes], lavage, or endoscopy) and for the placement of an ingluviotomy or proventriculotomy tube or the collection of crop wall biopsies.
2015, Jaime Samour, Avian Medicine, page 297Synonyms: stone
- countableA decision-making method, especially one appropriate for a specialised realm.
The Tory leader refused to state how many financiers he thought should end up in jail, saying: “There is not some simple calculus."
2008 December 16, “Cameron calls for bankers’ ‘day of reckoning’”, in Financial Times
Synonyms & antonyms
nounCalculation; computation.
nounDifferential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject.
nounA stony concretion that forms in a bodily organ.
nounDeposits of calcium phosphate salts on teeth.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body
nounan incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums
nounthe branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with the differentiation and integration of functions
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latincalculus“a pebble or stone used as reckoning counters in abacus”
- Englishcalculus
* Borrowed from Latin calculus (“a pebble or stone used as reckoning counters in abacus”), diminutive of calx (“limestone”) + -ulus. * Mathematical topic is from differential calculus.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans analise, calculus
- analiseformal mathematical system
- calculusformal mathematical system
- analisedifferential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject
- calculusdifferential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject
Arabic حِسْبَان, حِسْبَان
- حِسْبَان (ḥisbān)formal mathematical system
- حِسْبَان (ḥisbān)differential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject
- التَّفَاضُل وَ التَّكَامُل (at-tafāḍul wa t-takāmul)differential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject
- حِسَاب التَّفَاضُل وَ التَّكَامُل (ḥisāb at-tafāḍul wa t-takāmul)differential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject
Bengali কলনবিদ্যা
- কলনবিদ্যা (kolnobidda)differential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject
Bulgarian камък
- камък (kamăk)stony concretion in an organ
Catalan càlcul, càlcul
- càlculformal mathematical system
- càlculdifferential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject
- càlculstony concretion in an organ
Chinese Cantonese 微積分學 /微积分学
- 微積分學 /微积分学 (mei⁴ zik¹ fan¹ hok⁶)formal mathematical system
Chinese Mandarin 微積分學 /微积分学, 微積分 /微积分
- 微積分學 /微积分学 (wēijīfēnxué)formal mathematical system
- 微積分 /微积分 (wēijīfēn)differential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject
- 結石 /结石 (jiéshí)stony concretion in an organ
Czech počet, počet
- početformal mathematical system
- početdifferential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject
Finnish laskenta, differentiaalilaskenta
- laskentaformal mathematical system
- differentiaalilaskentadifferential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject
- kivistony concretion in an organ
French calcul, calcul
- calculformal mathematical system
- calculdifferential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject
- calculstony concretion in an organ
- lithiasestony concretion in an organ
German Kalkül, Kalkül
- Kalkülformal mathematical system
- Kalküldifferential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject
- Konkrementstony concretion in an organ
Greek λογισμός, λογισμός
- λογισμός (logismós)formal mathematical system
- λογισμός (logismós)differential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject
- λιθίαση (lithíasi)stony concretion in an organ
Hebrew חֶשְׁבּוֹן, חדו״א
- חֶשְׁבּוֹן (ẖeshbón)formal mathematical system
- חדו״א (ẖédva)differential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject
Hindi कलन, कलन
- कलन (kalan)formal mathematical system
- कलन (kalan)differential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject
- अश्मरी (aśmarī)stony concretion in an organ
- पथरी (pathrī)stony concretion in an organ
Hungarian kalkulus
- kalkulusformal mathematical system
Icelandic deilda- og heildareikningur, diffur- og tegurreikningur
- deilda- og heildareikningurdifferential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject
- diffur- og tegurreikningurdifferential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject
- örsmæðareikningurdifferential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject
- reiknivísidifferential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject
- steinnstony concretion in an organ
Indonesian kalkulus, kalkulus
- kalkulusformal mathematical system
- kalkulusdifferential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject
- kalkulusstony concretion in an organ
- batustony concretion in an organ
Irish calcalas
- calcalasformal mathematical system
Italian calcolo, calcolo
- calcoloformal mathematical system
- calcolodifferential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject
Japanese 計算, 微積分
- 計算 (keisan)formal mathematical system
- 微積分 (bisekibun)differential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject
- 結石 (kesseki)stony concretion in an organ
Korean 미적분, 미적분학
- 미적분 (mijeokbun)formal mathematical system
- 미적분학 (mijeokbunhak)formal mathematical system
Latin lapillus, calculus
- lapillusstony concretion in an organ
- calculusstony concretion in an organ
Māori tuanaki, tuanaki
- tuanakiformal mathematical system
- tuanakidifferential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject
Norwegian beregning, matematikk
- beregningformal mathematical system
- matematikkdifferential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject
Persian حساب دیفرانسیل و انتگرال
- حساب دیفرانسیل و انتگرال (hesâbe diferânsyal o entegrâl)differential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject
Polish rachunek, rachunek różniczkowy i całkowy
- rachunekformal mathematical system
- rachunek różniczkowy i całkowydifferential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject
- kamieństony concretion in an organ
Portuguese cálculo, cálculo
- cálculoformal mathematical system
- cálculodifferential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject
- cálculostony concretion in an organ
Romanian calcul, calcul diferențial
- calculformal mathematical system
- calcul diferențialdifferential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject
- piatrăstony concretion in an organ
- calculstony concretion in an organ
Russian исчисле́ние, математический анализ
- исчисле́ние (isčislénije)formal mathematical system
- математический анализ (matematičeskij analiz)differential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject
- ка́мень (kámenʹ)stony concretion in an organ
Slovak počet, matematická analýza
- početformal mathematical system
- matematická analýzadifferential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject
Spanish cálculo, cálculo diferencial
- cálculoformal mathematical system
- cálculo diferencialdifferential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject
- cálculostony concretion in an organ
Swedish kalkyl, analys
- kalkylformal mathematical system
- analysdifferential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject
Tagalog tayahan, tayahan
- tayahanformal mathematical system
- tayahandifferential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject
Thai แคลคูลัส, นิ่ว
- แคลคูลัสdifferential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject
- นิ่ว (nîu)stony concretion in an organ
Turkish kalkülüs, taş
- kalkülüsdifferential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject
- taşstony concretion in an organ
Ukrainian чи́слення, диференціальне та інтегральне числення
- чи́слення (čýslennja)formal mathematical system
- диференціальне та інтегральне числення (dyferencialʹne ta intehralʹne čyslennja)differential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject
Welsh calcwlws, calcwlws
- calcwlwsformal mathematical system
- calcwlwsdifferential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject
Yiddish קאַלקולוס, קאַלקולוס
- קאַלקולוס (kalkulus)formal mathematical system
- קאַלקולוס (kalkulus)differential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject
Cite this entry
calculus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calculus
“calculus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calculus. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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