Antonyms for calculus

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kal-kyuh-luh s

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæl kyə ləs

Definition of calculus

Origin : 1660s, from Latin calculus "reckoning, account," originally "pebble used as a reckoning counter," diminutive of calx (genitive calcis) "limestone" (see chalk (n.)). Modern mathematical sense is a shortening of differential calculus. Also used from 1732 to mean kidney stones, etc., then generally for "concretion occurring accidentally in the animal body," such as dental plaque. Related: Calculous (adj.).

As in mathematics : noun arithmetic
As in gallstone : noun mass in gallbladder

Example sentences :

Nor have we any form of calculus or computation that can easily be applied.
Extract from : « The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice » by Stephen Leacock

Crushing of the calculus in the bladder, and removal piecemeal.
Extract from : « A Manual of the Operations of Surgery » by Joseph Bell

Which, when the calculus is done,Quite demonstrates the Pole.
Extract from : « The Book of Humorous Verse » by Various

Calculus—A stone found in the bladder, gall-ducts and kidneys.
Extract from : « Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners » by B.G. Jefferis

Craig's works on the calculus brought him into controversy with them.
Extract from : « A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I (of II) » by Augustus De Morgan

What he saith here of Rations or Proportions, and their Calculus; for 8.
Extract from : « Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society - Vol 1 - 1666 » by Various

In the college of letters there is but one, and that is the calculus.
Extract from : « History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III (of III) » by Various

Then wait till you see him cut for calculus, or perform for hernia.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844 » by Various

Classics and calculus are no more divine than machines and potatoes are.
Extract from : « Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets » by Various

The calculus of variations is indissolubly associated with his name.
Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 1 » by Various

Synonyms for calculus

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