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the mathematics of continuous change; a hard stone formed in the body
He failed to grasp the fundamentals of differential calculus.
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calculous
Etymology
From Latin calculus ('small pebble'), diminutive of calx ('limestone, pebble'); pebbles were used both for counting (mathematics) and to name stony concretions in the body.
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