calculus

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Branche des mathématiques qui étudie les variations des quantités et permet de calculer des aires.

En anglais simple : A type of mathematics used to study changing amounts and calculate areas.

• We study calculus at college.
• She used calculus to calculate the rate of change.
• Have you taken an introductory calculus course?

Expressions courantes : study calculus, calculus course, differential calculus, integral calculus

calcul

Petite masse dure qui se forme dans un organe, par exemple un rein.

En anglais simple : A hard lump that forms inside a body part, such as a kidney.

• The scan showed a small calculus.
• A calculus blocked the flow of urine.
• The surgeon removed two calculi from the bladder.

Synonymes : stone

Expressions courantes : renal calculus, bladder calculus, remove a calculus