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calculus

/ˈkæl.kjʊ.ləs/
noun
  1. Calculation; computation.

  2. Any formal system in which symbolic expressions are manipulated according to fixed rules.

    "lambda calculus"

  3. (often definite, the calculus) Differential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject; analysis.

Synonymsciphering, reckoning, infinitesimal calculus, dental calculus, tartar, stone

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