calculus

  • 21Calculus — Cal|cu|lus [ kalku...] der; , ...li <aus gleichbed. lat. calculus, eigtl. »Steinchen«, Verkleinerungsform von calx »(Kalk)stein«>: 1. in der Antike der Rechenstein für den ↑Abakus 2. svw. ↑Konkrement …

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  • 22calculus — [[t]kæ̱lkjʊləs[/t]] N UNCOUNT Calculus is a branch of advanced mathematics which deals with variable quantities …

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  • 23calculus — [ kalkjʊləs] noun 1》 (plural calculuses) (also infinitesimal calculus) the branch of mathematics concerned with the determination and properties of derivatives and integrals of functions, by methods based on the summation of infinitesimal… …

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  • 24calculus — n. 1. (Med.) [L. pl. Calculi.] Morbid concretion, stone, gravel. 2. [Eng. pl. Calculuses.] Fluxions, differential and integral calculus. 3. Computation, method of computation, computative method, computative art …

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  • 25calculus — /ˈkælkjələs / (say kalkyuhluhs) noun (plural calculuses for def. 1, calculi /ˈkæljkəlaɪ/ (say kalykuhluy) for def. 2) 1. a. a method of calculation, especially a highly systematic method of treating problems by a special system of algebraic… …

  • 26calculus —   n. (pl. li), Medicine, stone like concretion; Mathematics, method of calculation.    ♦ calculary,    ♦ calculous, a. Medicine pertaining to a calculus.    ♦ calculiform, a. pebble shaped …

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  • 27calculus — skaičiavimas statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. calculation; calculus; computation vok. Berechnung, f; Kalkulation, f; Rechnung, f; Zählung, f rus. вычисление, n; исчисление, n; расчёт, m; счёт, m pranc. calcul, m; compte, m …

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  • 28calculus — skaičiuotė statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. calculus vok. Rechnung, f rus. исчисление, n pranc. calcul, m …

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  • 29Calculus (disambiguation) — Calculus is Latin for pebble, and has a number of meanings in English: In mathematics and computer science Calculus , in its most general sense, is any method or system of calculation. To modern theoreticians the answer to the question what is a… …

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  • 30Calculus of variations — is a field of mathematics that deals with extremizing functionals, as opposed to ordinary calculus which deals with functions. A functional is usually a mapping from a set of functions to the real numbers. Functionals are often formed as definite …

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