μ-calculus
41calculus — noun a) calculation, computation lambda calculus b) Any formal system in which symbolic expressions are manipulated according to fixed rules. predicate calculus …
42CALCULUS, DIFFERENTIAL AND INTEGRAL — in mathematics, is the method by which we discuss the properties of continuously varying quantities. The nature of the method and the necessity for it may be indicated by a simple example; e. g. the motion of a train in a track, or the motion… …
43calculus — n. mathematical method 1) differential; integral; vector calculus deposit formed in an organ of the body 2) a renal; urinary calculus * * * [ kælkjʊləs] integral urinary calculus vector calculus [ deposit formed in an organ of the body ] a renal… …
44calculus — n.; pl. calculi 1) a stone: a hard pebble like mass formed within the body, particularly in the gall bladder (see gallstone) or anywhere in the urinary tract (see cystolithiasis, nephrolithiasis, staghorn calculus). Calculi in the urinary tract… …
45calculus of finite differences — a branch of mathematics that interprets variation as a succession of small increments but permits those increments to be finite instead of infinitesimally small * * * the branch of mathematics dealing with the application of techniques similar to …
46calculus — n. (pl. calculuses or calculi) 1 Math. a a particular method of calculation or reasoning (calculus of probabilities). b the infinitesimal calculuses of integration or differentiation (see integral calculus, differential calculus). 2 Med. a stone… …
47calculus of variations — noun the calculus of maxima and minima of definite integrals • Topics: ↑mathematics, ↑math, ↑maths • Hypernyms: ↑calculus, ↑infinitesimal calculus …
48Calculus of functions — Function Func tion, n. [L. functio, fr. fungi to perform, execute, akin to Skr. bhuj to enjoy, have the use of: cf. F. fonction. Cf. {Defunct}.] 1. The act of executing or performing any duty, office, or calling; performance. In the function of… …
49Calculus of operations — Operation Op er*a tion, n. [L. operatio: cf. F. op[ e]ration.] 1. The act or process of operating; agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral. [1913 Webster] The pain and sickness caused by manna are the effects of its… …
50Calculus of variations — Variation Va ri*a tion, n. [OE. variatioun, F. variation, L. variatio. See {Vary}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing; modification; alternation; mutation; diversity;… …
