HyperDic: infinitesimal_calculus

English > 1 sense of the expression infinitesimal calculus:
NOUNcognitioninfinitesimal calculus, calculusthe branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with the differentiation and integration of functions
English > infinitesimal calculus: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
MeaningThe branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with the differentiation and integration of functions.
Synonymcalculus
Categorymathematics, math, mathsA science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic / logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
NarroweranalysisA branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits
calculus of variationsThe calculus of maxima and minima of definite integrals
differential calculus, method of fluxionsThe part of calculus that deals with the variation of a function with respect to changes in the independent variable (or variables) by means of the concepts of derivative and differential
integral calculusThe part of calculus that deals with integration and its application in the solution of differential equations and in determining areas or volumes etc.
Broaderpure mathematicsThe branches of mathematics that study and develop the principles of mathematics for their own sake rather than for their immediate usefulness
Spanishcálculo infinitesimal, cálculo
Catalancàlcul infinitesimal, càlcul

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