infinitesimal_calculus (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *infinitesimal calculus*:
NOUN	cognition	infinitesimal calculus, calculus	the branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with the differentiation and integration of functions

English > *infinitesimal calculus*: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaning	The branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with the differentiation and integration of functions.
Synonym	calculus
Category	mathematics, math, maths	A science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic / logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
Narrower	analysis	A branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits
	calculus of variations	The calculus of maxima and minima of definite integrals
	differential calculus, method of fluxions	The 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 calculus	The part of calculus that deals with integration and its application in the solution of differential equations and in determining areas or volumes etc.
Broader	pure mathematics	The branches of mathematics that study and develop the principles of mathematics for their own sake rather than for their immediate usefulness
Spanish	cálculo infinitesimal, cálculo
Catalan	càlcul infinitesimal, càlcul

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