saltus

American  

[sal-tuhs, sawl-] / ˈsæl təs, ˈsɔl- /

noun

Mathematics.

saltuses plural

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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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• saltuses
  plural

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

There is an old adage which says Natura non facit saltus, Nature takes no leaps.

From The League of Nations and its Problems Three Lectures by Oppenheim, L. (Lassa)

B. Quis tibi monstrabat saltus venatibus aptos Et tegeret catulos qua fera rupe suos?

From Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Luce, Edmund

And let us observe that Nature, though forbidden such style of progression by her savans, sometimes does make a local saltus, especially in the change of climates.

From To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

"Qui saltus, Tiberiae, tuos, sacrumque Numici Littus arant."

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 102, October 11, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various