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Calculus is Latin for pebble, and has a number of meanings in English:

Mathematical meanings


Calculus in its most general sense can mean any method or system of calculation.

  • Calculus most commonly refers to elementary mathematical analysis, which investigates motion and rates of change. The denotation "the calculus" is sometimes used to distinguish this from other mathematical meanings.
  • In symbolic logic:
  • Lambda calculus, a formulation of the theory of reflexive functions with deep connections to computational theory; due in final form to Alonzo Church of Princeton University.
  • Modal Mu Calculus, is a common temporal logic used by formal verification methods like model checking.
  • Pi-calculus, a formulation of the theory of concurrent, communicating processes, invented by Robin Milner.
  • Join calculus, a theoretical model for distributed programming.
  • Tuple calculus, a calculus for the relational data model, inspired the SQL language.
  • Domain relational calculus, a calculus for the relational data model.
  • the calculus of sums and differences, also called the finite-difference calculus.
  • Precalculus is a family of mathematical topics that prepare students to begin to study differential and integral calculus.

Other meanings


  • Calculus (dental) consists of deposits of calcium phosphate salts on teeth, also known as tartar.
  • Calculus (medicine) is a stone formed in the body such as a gall stone or kidney stone.
  • In The Adventures of Tintin, Cuthbert Calculus is a hard-of-hearing professor and inventor and is a dear friend of Tintin, Captain Haddock, and others.
  • Refinement Calculus is a way of refining models of programs into efficient programs.
  • Calculus is a spider genus (Oonopidae).

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