thecalculus
nounUK /ðəˈkælkjʊləs/
US /ðəˈkælkjələs/
A special kind of math that studies how things change.
In the calculus class, we learned how to find how fast a car is speeding up.
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2. A hard, stone-like deposit that can form in the body, like in a kidney.
The doctor found a small calculus in his kidney.
3. A system of calculation or reasoning used in a particular field.
The team used a moral calculus to decide what to do.
4. A method of computation in logic or mathematics.
Propositional calculus helps us work with true-or-false statements.