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noun (calculi, -)
  1. (countable) (mathematics) Any formal system in which symbolic expressions are manipulated according to fixed rules.
vector calculus
  1. (uncountable) (analysis) differential calculus, Differential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject.
  2. (countable) (medicine) A stony concretion that forms in a bodily organ.
renal calculus ( = kidney stone)
  1. (uncountable) (dentistry) Deposits of calcium phosphate salts on teeth.
Translations: 
  • French: calcul , lithiase
    (trans-mid)
    (trans-bottom) (trans-top, deposits on teeth)
  • German: Zahnstein
    (trans-mid)
  • Spanish: sarro
    (trans-bottom)
  • Italian: tartaro , tartaro dentario
Etymology: calculusLatin, calculus, pebble (used for counting), diminutive of calxLatin, calx, limestone, + diminutive suffix -ulus

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