calculus
noun
a method of calculation, especially one of several highly systematic methods of treating problems by a special system of algebraic notations, as differential or integral calculus.
calculi
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pluralof calculus.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Isaac Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz both “died in excruciating pain while suffering from calculi — a bladder stone for Newton, a kidney stone for Leibniz”.
From Nature ● Apr. 4, 2019
Midway through Infinite Powers, Steven Strogatz writes that Isaac Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz both “died in excruciating pain while suffering from calculi — a bladder stone for Newton, a kidney stone for Leibniz”.
From Nature ● Apr. 1, 2019
I now took 1/2 grain at intervals of eight days; the result was that I passed gravel and small calculi at every micturition.
From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Edward Pollock Anshutz
How much the mechanical element may mean in kidney and biliary conditions is well illustrated by the relief often afforded by changes of position when calculi in these organs are giving trouble.
From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh
The salivary, pancreatic, intestinal, lachrymal, and prostatic calculi are chiefly formed of calcareous salts.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
