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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