saltus

American  

[sal-tuhs, sawl-] / ˈsæl təs, ˈsɔl- /

noun

Mathematics.

plural

saltuses

1. oscillation.

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saltus British  

/ ˈsæltəs /

noun

1. a break in the continuity of a sequence, esp the omission of a necessary step in a logical argument

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Etymology

Origin of saltus

1655–65; < New Latin, Latin: a leap. See salt ²

Example Sentences

It is a derivative, through the French, from the Latin saltus.

From Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers by Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe

Venerat in morem populi depascere saltus; 8 Idque diu licuit, poenaque nulla fuit.

From Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Luce, Edmund

I did not write without going pretty carefully into all the cases of normal structure in animals resembling monstrosities which appear per saltus.

From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 by Darwin, Francis, Sir

Ingens saltus, remarks Bengel, with his customary brevity and graphic power.

From Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors by Clarke, James Freeman

Quatuor igitur ingentes focos e quatuor partibus ipsius saltus accendit, accensisque plurimas quas secum attulerat carnes passim iniecit ilicemque uicinam cum coniuge et cane ascendens delituit.

From The Relation of the Hrolfs Saga Kraka and the Bjarkarimur to Beowulf A Contribution To The History Of Saga Development In England And The Scandinavian Countries by Olson, Oscar Ludvig