infinitesimal+calculus
21infinitesimal — adj. & n. adj. infinitely or very small. n. an infinitesimal amount. Phrases and idioms: infinitesimal calculus the differential and integral calculuses regarded as one subject. Derivatives: infinitesimally adv. Etymology: mod.L infinitesimus f.… …
22calculus — ► NOUN (pl. calculi or calculuses) 1) the branch of mathematics concerned with finding derivatives and integrals of functions by methods based on the summation of infinitesimal differences. 2) Medicine a stone formed by deposition of minerals in… …
23Infinitesimal increment — Increment In cre*ment, n. [L. incrementum: cf. F. incr[ e]ment. See {Increase}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act or process of increasing; growth in bulk, guantity, number, value, or amount; augmentation; enlargement. [1913 Webster] The seminary that… …
24calculus — /kal kyeuh leuhs/, n., pl. calculi / luy /, calculuses. 1. Math. a method of calculation, esp. one of several highly systematic methods of treating problems by a special system of algebraic notations, as differential or integral calculus. 2.… …
25infinitesimal analysis — noun a) calculus 1816: , Dissertation on the Progress of Mathematical and Physical Science since the Revival of Letters in Europe b) a systematic employment of infinitesimals that reduces calculus to algebra; nonstandard analysis. , Of the new or …
26calculus — n. (pl. calculuses or calculi) 1 Math. a a particular method of calculation or reasoning (calculus of probabilities). b the infinitesimal calculuses of integration or differentiation (see integral calculus, differential calculus). 2 Med. a stone… …
27infinitesimal — Both the infinitely large and its inverse, the infinitely small, cause headaches. The first philosophical explorations that turned disquiet into something more tangible were Zeno s paradoxes . The 18th century development of the calculus led to… …
28Infinitesimal — Die Infinitesimalrechnung ist eine von Leibniz und Newton unabhängig voneinander entwickelte Technik, um Differential und Integralrechnung zu betreiben. Sie liefert eine Methode, eine Funktion auf beliebig kleinen (d. h. infinitesimalen)… …
29Non-standard calculus — Abraham Robinson Contents 1 Motivation …
30History of calculus — History of science …
