Calculation; computation.
Any formal system in which symbolic expressions are manipulated according to fixed rules.
lambda calculus
Differential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject.
Near-synonyms: analysis, mathematical analysis
* Borrowed from Latin calculus (“a pebble or stone used as reckoning counters in abacus”), diminutive of calx (“limestone”) + -ulus. * Mathematical topic is from differential calculus.
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