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What do Algebra and Calculus mean?

I understand that there is calculus, as in math 101 integration and differentiation. Then there is lambda calculus, and there is logical calculus, propositional calculus, etc.

What does the general term "calculus" mean?

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    you are mixing things up a bit. Calculus, from the point of view of mathematics, is a mathematical discipline. Lambda calculus is a concept found in programming languages.2012-08-22
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    @Thomas: Lambda calculus is a formal system that appears both in mathematical logic and computability theory. More generally, theoretical computer science, like theoretical physics, has a great deal of overlap with mathematics.2012-08-22
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    Ask a dentist and he'll tell you it's the gunky buildup on your teeth.2012-08-22
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    See also the prior question [What do Algebra and Calculus mean?](http://math.stackexchange.com/q/54763/242)2012-08-22
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    System of calculations, that's why the word is frequently used in theoretical computer science: e.g. [process calculus](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Process_calculus).2012-08-22
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    calculus is a method of counting2012-12-20
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    Don't forget multivariable calculus, vector calculus, variational calculus, and pi calculus. ;)2016-11-01

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