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Phrases 32
- calculus of variationsThe form of calculus that deals with the maxima and minima of definite integrals of functions of many variables.
- dental calculusA hard crust of calcium salts and food particles on the teeth, developing from plaque.
- differential calculusThe calculus that deals with instantaneous rates of change.
- integral calculusThe calculus that generalizes summation to find areas, masses, volumes, sums, and totals of quantities described by continuously varying functions.
- lambda calculusAny of a family of functionally complete algebraic systems in which lambda expressions are evaluated according to a fixed set of rules to produce values, which may themselves be lambda expressions.
- infinitesimal calculusDifferential calculus and integral calculus considered together as a single subject.
- fractional calculusThe branch of mathematics that studies generalisations of calculus to allow noninteger (i.e., real or complex) powers of the differentiation operator D and the integration operator J; (countable) any one of said generalisations of calculus.
- predicate calculusThe branch of logic that deals with quantified statements such as "there exists an x such that..." or "for any x, it is the case that...", where x is a member of the domain of discourse.
- vector calculusThe branch of mathematics that covers the differentiation and integration of vector fields, primarily in three-dimensional Euclidean space.
- Ricci calculusA formal system in which index notation is used to define tensors and tensor fields and the rules for their manipulation; the theory of tensor calculus as developed by Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro, which formed the foundation of the modern …
- stochastic calculusA branch of mathematics that operates on stochastic processes.
- Schubert calculusA branch of algebraic geometry concerned with solving certain types of counting problem in projective geometry; a symbolic calculus used to represent and solve such problems;
- fundamental theorem of calculusA theorem of calculus consisting of two parts:
- felicific calculusA quasi-mathematical technique proposed by 19th-century utilitarian ethical theorists for determining the net amount of happiness, pleasure, or utility resulting from an action, sometimes regarded as a precursor of cost-benefit analysis.
- logical calculusA formal system.
- operational calculusThe study of calculus from the perspective of the theory of operators.
- renal calculusSynonym of kidney stone: A calculus in the kidney.
- utility calculusSynonym of felicific calculus: A quasi-mathematical technique proposed by 19th-century utilitarian ethical theorists for determining the net amount of happiness, pleasure, or utility resulting from an action, sometimes regarded as a …
- Kirby calculusA method in geometric topology for modifying framed links in the 3-sphere using a finite set of moves (the Kirby moves).
- propositional calculusPropositional logic.
- variational calculusSynonym of calculus of variations: The form of calculus that deals with the maxima and minima of definite integrals of functions of many variables.
- sequent calculusA set of inference rules for deriving true sequents from other true sequents.
- all students take calculusAn acronym used to remember the sign values of all the trigonometric functions in the two-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system: all, sine, tangent, cosine — signifying which of the functions are positive, in the order of the quadrants …
- hedonic calculusSynonym of felicific calculus: A quasi-mathematical technique proposed by 19th-century utilitarian ethical theorists for determining the net amount of happiness, pleasure, or utility resulting from an action, sometimes regarded as a …
- hedonistic calculusSynonym of felicific calculus: A quasi-mathematical technique proposed by 19th-century utilitarian ethical theorists for determining the net amount of happiness, pleasure, or utility resulting from an action, sometimes regarded as a …
Compound words 2
- noncalculusNot of or pertaining to calculus.
- precalculusA course, or set of courses, that includes (specifically) trigonometry and algebra at an appropriate level to prepare students to study calculus.