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calcul

calculation, arithmetic

noun kal-KOOL Less Common

Also means

stone (medical), scheme

Usage Note

Calcul covers mathematics (faire des calculs = 'to do sums'), medical kidney or gallstones (calcul rénal), and figurative scheming (agir par calcul = 'to act out of self-interest'). Le calcul as an academic subject corresponds broadly to arithmetic and algebra. Calcul différentiel is differential calculus.

Examples

"Son calcul était faux et il a perdu de l'argent."

Natural Translation

His calculation was wrong and he lost money.

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