Calculus (disambiguation)

Summary

Calculus (from Latin calculus meaning ‘pebble’, plural calculī) in its most general sense is any method or system of calculation.

Calculus may refer to:

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  • Logical calculus, a formal system that defines a language and rules to derive an expression from premises
  • Calculus of relations, the manipulation of binary relations with the algebra of sets, composition of relations, and transpose relations
  • Epsilon calculus, a logical language which replaces quantifiers with the epsilon operator
  • Fitch-style calculus, a method for constructing formal proofs used in first-order logic
  • Modal μ-calculus, a common temporal logic used by formal verification methods such as model checking

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  • a calculus (pl. calculi), a Roman counting token
  • Battlefield calculus, military calculation of all known factors into the decision-making and action-planning process
  • Calculus of negligence, a legal standard in U.S. tort law to determine if a duty of care has been breached
  • Felicific calculus, a procedure to evaluate the benefit of an action, according to Bentham
  • Professor Calculus, a fictional character in the comic-strip series The Adventures of Tintin