saltus

[sal-tuhs, sawl-]

noun

Mathematics.

plural

saltuses 

1. oscillation.

saltus

/ ˈsæltəs /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of saltus¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of saltus¹

Latin: a leap

Example Sentences

Thus the alchemist George Starkey insisted that he did not just rely on testimonials but was prepared to be put to the test whenever his critics chose to name a time and place: hie Rhodus, hie saltus.

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Court records say 55-year-old Yvonne Caitano and 60-year-old Theresa Saltus pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges related to prescription drugs.

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Saltus says that some of his colleagues are looking into alternate office space around town that would allow them to keep working during future shutdowns, with better Internet access than they can get at home or in coffee shops.

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"Women are not really concerned about the issues that President Obama keeps bringing up," said Marta Saltus, of Alexandria, Virginia, a Romney supporter.

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But in place of following this natural order, which is, indeed, only his own method, our author has preferred to prove criticism right in the second part of his book, and metaphysic right in the third, by a sort of saltus, not contained in what goes before.

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