calculus
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8.0
- noun
- /ˈkæl.kjʊ.ləs/
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:
cálculo
- They can do calculus but then struggle to count.
- learn calculus
- a calculus course
- a calculus class
But there is a familiar calculus problem on that.
- But there is a familiar calculus problem on that.
- I'm currently taking AP Calculus AB in school.
- The what Newton did was, you know, calculus and things like it.
- So I went to public school and keeping up with calculus or precalc, trig, all that.
- And the Greeks can now express calculus with words, Right.
- To do that, we have to use a little calculus.
- When I was in college and I I well in, in calculus, right?
Examples
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At 15 he'd mastered differential and integral calculus.
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Of those math-related books, algebra, calculus, and statistics were mentioned most often as subjects.
Academic text (2008) -
I think it is the largest calculus based course in the university.
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So, and the idea was to get them to take calculus in their senior year.
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Many students do not expect to pass calculus on their first attempts.
Academic text (1997) -
So, calculus is the mathematics of change.
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A special moment was the introduction of calculus to describe the laws of motion.
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I'm currently taking AP Calculus AB in school.
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The extra courses were in economics, marketing, statistics, calculus, three extra general education electives, and a computer course.
Academic text (2015) -
In high school, I struggled with calculus but eventually found it fascinating.
Synonyms
The part of math that studies how numbers or quantities change using limits, derivatives, and integrals
Compounds
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The part of mathematics that studies how things change and how fast, like speed or temperature change
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1
8.4
A part of mathematics that finds areas, volumes, and solves some equations by adding many small parts
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The part of math that finds how to change a function to make a quantity largest or smallest
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A logic system that uses symbols to show how statements relate, for example using words like 'all' or 'some'
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The part of math that studies how numbers or quantities change using limits, derivatives, and integrals
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A part of logic that studies simple statements and how they link using and or not
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A method that turns differential equations into algebra equations to make them easier to solve
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A system of logic that studies statements about things and words like 'all' and 'some'
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A small hard lump that forms inside the parts of the mouth that make saliva
How Advanced
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57
5.7
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51
8.0
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9
6.6
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84
3.3
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77
4.0
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43
3.2
Surface Forms
Etymology
Calculus comes from a Latin word calculus meaning 'small stone'. People once used little stones to count and measure, so this is the same root as calculate, and that is why calculus became the name for the careful methods of calculation in math.