单词 | calculus |
释义 | Word Frequency calculus(ˈkælkjʊləs) nounWord forms: plural -luses 1. a branch of mathematics, developed independently by Newton and Leibniz. Both differential calculus and integral calculus are concerned with the effect on a function of an infinitesimal change in the independent variable as it tends to zero 2. any mathematical system of calculation involving the use of symbols 3. logic an uninterpreted formal system Compare formal language (sense 2)4. Word forms: plural -li (-ˌlaɪ) pathology a stonelike concretion of minerals and salts found in ducts or hollow organs of the body Word origin C17: from Latin: pebble, stone used in reckoning, from calx small stone, counter |
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