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calculus美 ['kælkjələs] 英 ['kælkjʊləs] 1. | 微积分(学)the type of mathematics that deals with rates of change, for example in the slope of a curve or the speed of a falling object |
n. | 1. a branch of mathematics dealing with the way that relations between some sets are affected by very small changes in one of their variables as they approach zero. 2. a method or system of calculation using symbols or symbolic logic 3. a stone or concretion, especially one in the kidney, gallbladder, or urinary bladder 4. a nonmathematical evaluation, estimation, or computation, e.g. in short- or long-term decision making or strategy formulation 5. a type of mathematics used for calculating such things as the slopes of curves 1. a branch of mathematics dealing with the way that relations between some sets are affected by very small changes in one of their variables as they approach zero. 2. a method or system of calculation using symbols or symbolic logic 3. a stone or concretion, especially one in the kidney, gallbladder, or urinary bladder 4. a nonmathematical evaluation, estimation, or computation, e.g. in short- or long-term decision making or strategy formulation 5. a type of mathematics used for calculating such things as the slopes of curves |
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