WordNet
n. the branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with the differentiation and integration of functions [syn: calculus, infinitesimal calculus]
Usage examples of "the calculus".
A school of thought seems to be developing, according to which I had no inkling of the calculus until I stole the whole thing from Newton around 1677.
Refuting the Copy Fallacy is straightforward, an exercise in the calculus of logic.
He compared the plants and animals in America with Europe's, uncovered fossils, used the calculus in the design of a new plough.
Getting back to proper position, course, and speed became a complicated problem in the calculus of ballistics.
I just don't believe that everything that matters can be quantified for the calculus.
King looked up in quick surprise, then recalled that this was the man who had refined and given rigor to the calculus of statement.
In the ordinary engineering forms of the calculus they actually were adept.
The two girls were staring glassily at him, and the calculus student in the corner was dozing over his ale.