precalc
- noun
- /ˈpriːˌkælk/
- Informal
- Before enrolling in calculus, she studied hard to pass her precalc class.
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Watch on YouTubeSo I went to public school and keeping up with calculus or precalc, trig, all that.
- So I went to public school and keeping up with calculus or precalc, trig, all that.
Examples
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It'll be like a book that you can use for precalc or trig.
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I ended up with an A in trigonometry but AB or AB plus in precalc and it was quite the shocker.
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I'm pretty much third or fourth in precalc.
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Oh my gosh, no, no, everything will workout how it's supposed to Literally all those precalc tears.
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So I went to public school and keeping up with calculus or precalc, trig, all that.
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To prepare for calculus, many students take a precalc course that covers algebra and trigonometry.
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The teacher recommended a textbook specifically designed for precalc to help students grasp the concepts.
Synonyms
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A high school or college math course that prepares students for calculus
How Advanced
- Informal
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
precalc = precalculus (semi-transparent) = pre + calculus
The base 'precalculus' is transparently formed from 'pre-' + 'calculus' and denotes preparation for calculus.
Etymology
Precalc is short for precalculus: the prefix pre- means 'before' and the calc part comes from calculus, the math that comes next. So precalc is the course you take 'before' calculus to learn the algebra and trigonometry that prepare you for it.