cálculo

Borrowed from Latin calculus (“pebble”), diminutive of calx (“limestone”), from Ancient Greek χάλιξ (khálix, “pebble”).

• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkaw.ku.lo/

cálculo m (plural cálculos)

1. (mathematics, uncountable) calculus (differential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject)
2. calculation, computation

   Synonyms: cômputo, conta, avaliação, operação

3. (medicine) calculus (stony concretion)

   Synonyms: concreção, pedra

4. (poetic) pebble

   Synonyms: pedregulho, pedrinha

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:cálculo.

• cálculo integral, cálculo diferencial

Borrowed from Latin calculus (“pebble”), diminutive of calx (“limestone”), from Ancient Greek χάλιξ (khálix, “pebble”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkalkulo/

cálculo m (plural cálculos)

1. calculation, estimation
2. (mathematics) arithmetic
3. (mathematics) calculus
4. (medicine) stone

• “cálculo” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.