calculus plural
cal·cu·lus
The plural form of calculus is calculi
C cDefinitions
- noun plural calculus Mathematics. a method of calculation, especially one of several highly systematic methods of treating problems by a special system of algebraic notations, as differential or integral calculus. 1
- noun plural calculus Pathology. a stone, or concretion, formed in the gallbladder, kidneys, or other parts of the body. 1
- noun plural calculus Also called tartar. Dentistry. a hard, yellowish to brownish-black deposit on teeth formed largely through the mineralization of dead bacteria in dental plaques by the calcium salts in salivary secretions and subgingival transudates. 1
- noun plural calculus calculation; estimation or computation: the calculus of political appeal. 1