Synonyms for calculus
ˈkæl kyə ləs; -ˌlaɪcal·cu·lus

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1. calculusnoun

   Synonyms:
   infinitesimal calculus

2. calculusnoun

   Synonyms:
   stone

3. calculusnoun

   Synonyms:
   dental calculus, tartar

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1. calculus, concretionnoun

   a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body

   "renal calculi can be very painful"

   Synonyms:
   tophus, coalescence, conglutination, infinitesimal calculus, compression, concretion, coalition, compaction, densification, tartar, coalescency

2. tartar, calculus, tophusnoun

   an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums

   Synonyms:
   potassium bitartrate, tophus, chalkstone, infinitesimal calculus, concretion, cream of tartar, dragon, potassium hydrogen tartrate, tartar

3. calculus, infinitesimal calculusnoun

   the branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with the differentiation and integration of functions

   Synonyms:
   infinitesimal calculus, tartar, concretion, tophus

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1. calculusnoun

   Synonyms:
   (med.) [L. pl. Calculi.] morbid concretion

2. calculusnoun

   Synonyms:
   [Eng. pl. Calculuses.] fluxions, differential and integral calculus

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1. List of paraphrases for "calculus":

   calculation, math, arithmetic, calculating, computation

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1. calculus

   Synonyms:
   Dentistry Tartar

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1. Mathew Davies:

   Before there was a superpower underpinning ASEAN, which made it a more difficult strategic calculus for China to play, now, as the US pulls back, the weakness of Southeast Asian nations is exposed. China can work bilaterally and with ASEAN to get its message across.

2. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid:

   I just have to work through some of my personal issues, because when it all boils down to it, it's a question of conviction. It's not a political calculus for me anymore, it's an extremely difficult issue. ... I'm going to try to talk everyone I can.

3. Philip Breedlove:

   What we do believe is that we should consider changing the decision calculus of (Russian President Vladimir) Putin. That's what we look at.

4. Denver Riggleman:

   Kevin's calculus is, what does the polling look like in those districts and the fundraising in those districts, he's trying to read the tea leaves and bouncing back and forth to what he's hearing from the polling in the districts.

5. Sylvia Miller-Mutia:

   In the same way that Elizabeth Ramos wouldn't hand a calculus textbook to a kindergartner, but Elizabeth Ramos would teach them their numbers because otherwise when they get to high school, they're going to be really lost … likewise, Elizabeth Ramos know, Elizabeth Ramos give kids tools when they're very small to build the foundation that enables them to have the skills and the tools they need to engage more difficult or nuanced material as they age.