Definition of "calculus" []

• Pathology An abnormal concretion in the body, usually formed of mineral salts and found in the gallbladder, kidney, or urinary bladder, for example. (noun)
• Dentistry See tartar. (noun)
• Mathematics The branch of mathematics that deals with limits and the differentiation and integration of functions of one or more variables. (noun)
• Mathematics A method of analysis or calculation using a special symbolic notation. (noun)
• Mathematics The combined mathematics of differential calculus and integral calculus. (noun)

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• "Be it women, money, power or fame, the calculus is the same. drkrick says:"
• "So Midland, plainly put, you think we should spend money on killing people for the political benefit of the Democratic party, and that anyone who objects to this calculus is a petulant child?"
• "For the GOPer base, the calculus is the following: Tax money spent on infrastructure, running the gov't and and foreign and domestic programs?"