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calcŭlus, i, m. dim. [2. calx; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 46].I.In gen., a small stone, a pebble:B.conjectis in os calculis,
Cic. de Or. 1, 61, 261:Demosthenes calculos linguā volvens dicere domi solebat,
Quint. 11, 3, 54; Vitr. 7, 2:argilla et dumosis calculus arvis,
gravel in the thorny fields, Serv. ad Verg. G. 2, 180; Plin. 4, 8, 15, § 37; 28, 9, 33, § 124.—Trop., of discourse:II.qui tenui venulā per calculos fluunt,
Quint. 12, 10, 25.—Esp.A.A stone in the bladder or kidneys, the gravel, stone, Cels. 7, 26:B.curare,
Plin. 20, 21, 86, § 234:comminuere et eicere,
id. 20, 4, 13, § 23; cf.eicere,
Suet. Aug. 80:movere,
Plin. 20, 22, 91, § 248:exturbare,
id. 20, 10, 42, § 109:frangere,
id. 22, 21, 29, § 59:rumpere,
id. 23, 8, 80, § 153. —A draughtsman, a stone or counter used in playing draughts. called duodecim scripta, in which, as in chess, by driving a piece from one square to another, the person beaten could not finally move at all (ad incitas redactus est):2.in lusu duodecim scriptorum cum prior calculum promovisset, etc.,
Quint. 11, 2, 38; cf. Ov. A. A. 2, 207; 3, 357; id. Tr. 2, 478; Plin. Ep. 7, 24, 5; Mart. 14, 20; Isid. Orig. 18, 67:calculorum ludus,
Cael. Aur. Tard. 1, 5, 165.—Trop.: calculum reducere, to take back a move: tibi concedo, quod in XII. scriptis solemus, ut calculum reducas, si te alicujus dati paenitet, Cic. ap. Non. p. 170, 28 (Hortens. Fragm. 51 B. and K.): quā re nunc saltem ad illos calculos revertamur, quos tum abjecimus, i. e. those principles of action, id. Att. 8, 12, 5.—C.A stone used in reckoning on the counting-board; hence meton., a reckoning, computing, calculating:2.calculi et rationes,
Quint. 11, 3, 59; 7, 4, 35; 8, 3, 14;12, 11, 18 Spald.: calculos subducere,
to compute, reckon, cast up, Cic. Fin. 2, 19, 60:ponere,
Col. 3, 3, 7:ponere cum aliquo,
Plin. Pan. 20, 5:de posteris cogitanti in condicionibus deligendus ponendus est calculus,
id. ib. 1, 14, 9:amicitiam ad calculos vocare,
to subject to an accurate reckoning, hold to a strict account, Cic. Lael. 16, 58:si ad calculos eum respublica vocet,
settles accounts, reckons, Liv. 5, 4, 7:revocare aliquid ad calculos,
Val. Max. 4, 7, 1:ratio calculorum,
Col. 1, 3, 8.—Trop.:D.cum aliquā re parem calculum ponere,
i.e. to render equal for equal, Plin. Ep. 5, 2, 1:quos ego movi calculos,
considerations which I have suggested, id. ib. 2, 19, 9.—In the most ancient per., a stone used in voting; a vote, sentence, decision, suffrage; a white one for assent or acquittal, a black for denial or condemnation; cf. Ov. M. 15, 41 sq.; App. M. 10, p. 242.— Hence judicialis, Imp. Just. Cod. 3, 1, 12: deteriorem reportare, i. e. an adverse decision, Impp. Diocl. et Max. Cod. 7, 62, 10:E.calculis omnibus,
by a unanimous vote, App. M. 7, p. 191, 21.— Trop.:si modo tu fortasse errori nostro album calculum adjeceris,
i. e. approve, Plin. Ep. 1, 2, 5.—The Thracians were accustomed to preserve the recollection of fortunate occurrences by white stones, and of unfortunate by black, Plin. 7, 40, 41, § 131.—Hence,2.Trop.:F.o diem laetum, notandumque mihi candidissimo calculo!
i. e. a most happy day! Plin. Ep. 6, 11, 3; cf. Mart. 12, 34, 9, § 53; Pers. 2, 1 sq.—In late Lat., a small weight: calculus constat ex granis ciceris duobus, Auct. Ponder ap. Goes. Agr. p. 322 (in Isid. Orig. 16, 25, 8, called calcus). -
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calculus ī, m dim. [2 calx], a small stone, pebble: coniectis in os calculis. — Sing collect.: dumosis calculus arvis, in the fields, V.— A stone used in reckoning: calculis subductis, computed, cast up.—A counter used in playing draughts, O. —Fig.: amicitiam ad calculos vocare, hold to a strict account: si ad calculos eum res p. vocet, L. —A voting-pebble, ballot: calculus ater, i. e. for condemnation, O.: ad illos calculos revertamur, i. e. those principles of action.* * *pebble; (bladder) stone; piece for reckoning/voting/game; calculation; counter; small weight; live coal (Def) -
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5 Calculus Offered On Line
University: COOLУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Calculus Offered On Line
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6 Calculus Reform And The First Two Years
University: CRAFTYУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Calculus Reform And The First Two Years
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7 calculus
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9 Booleaanse calculus
• Boolean calculusNederlands-Engels Technisch Woordenboek > Booleaanse calculus
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10 propositie-calculus
• propositional calculusNederlands-Engels Technisch Woordenboek > propositie-calculus
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11 propositionele calculus
• propositional calculusNederlands-Engels Technisch Woordenboek > propositionele calculus
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12 relationele calculus
• relational calculusNederlands-Engels Technisch Woordenboek > relationele calculus
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13 situationele calculus
• situational calculusNederlands-Engels Technisch Woordenboek > situationele calculus
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14 Can Anyone Like Calculus?
Jocular: CALCУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Can Anyone Like Calculus?
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15 Formal Propositional Calculus
Electronics: FPCУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Formal Propositional Calculus
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16 D-calculus
D-исчисление, исчисление D-кубов, исчисление кубических комплексов; см. также D-notationАнгло-русский словарь промышленной и научной лексики > D-calculus
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17 first-order predicate calculus
Англо-русский словарь промышленной и научной лексики > first-order predicate calculus
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18 perturbative calculus
Англо-русский словарь промышленной и научной лексики > perturbative calculus
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19 predicate calculus
Англо-русский словарь промышленной и научной лексики > predicate calculus
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20 probability calculus
Англо-русский словарь промышленной и научной лексики > probability calculus
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