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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

微积分

Pronunciation / Transliteration: wēi jī fēn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Calculus/ˈkæl.kjə.ləs/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #4500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"微积分是现代数学的基础之一。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A branch of mathematics involving derivatives and integrals, used to study rates of change and accumulation.

    "She enrolled in an advanced calculus course during her first year of university."
  2. 2

    A hard accumulation of mineral deposits that forms on teeth or within organs such as the kidneys.

    "The dentist removed the hardened calculus from the base of his teeth during the cleaning."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Latin calculus, meaning 'small stone' used for counting or calculating, which is a diminutive of calx 'lime, limestone'. In the 17th century, the term was adopted into English to denote both medical concretions (like kidney stones) and mathematical methods of calculation.

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