Calculus Meaning
/ˈkæl.kjʊ.ləs/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounCalculation; computation.
nounAny formal system in which symbolic expressions are manipulated according to fixed rules.
Sentence Examples
I'll pay you back with my calculus notes.
I finally understand the basic principles of calculus.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
In advanced mathematics, students often struggle with integral ____ concepts.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Students in the advanced math class learn about ____ and limits city.
Word Origin & History
* 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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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 297:
"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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
In advanced mathematics, students often struggle with integral ____ concepts.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Students in the advanced math class learn about ____ and limits city.