calculus
/ˈkælkjʊləs/noun
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- (pl. calculuses) (亦作infinitesimal calculus)[mass noun] the branch of mathematics that deals with the finding and properties of derivatives and integrals of functions, by methods originally based on the summation of infinitesimal differences. The two main types are differential calculus and integral calculus.微积分(主要有微分和积分)。
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- (pl. calculuses) Mathematics & Logic a particular method or system of calculation or reasoning【数, 逻】演算(法), 计算(法)。
词源
mid 17th cent.: from Latin, literally 'small pebble (as used on an abacus)'.