The difference between Calculus and Tartar

When used as nouns, calculus means calculation, whereas tartar means a red compound deposited during wine making.


check bellow for the other definitions of Calculus and Tartar

  1. Calculus as a noun (dated, countable):

    Calculation; computation.

  2. Calculus as a noun (countable, mathematics):

    Any formal system in which symbolic expressions are manipulated according to fixed rules.

    Examples:

    "lambda calculus'"

    "predicate calculus'"

  3. Calculus as a noun (uncountable, often, definite, '''the calculus'''):

    Differential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject; analysis.

  4. Calculus as a noun (countable, medicine):

    A stony concretion that forms in a bodily organ.

    Examples:

    "renal calculus'' ( = kidney stone)"

  5. Calculus as a noun (uncountable, dentistry):

    Deposits of calcium phosphate salts on teeth.

  6. Calculus as a noun (countable):

    A decision-making method, especially one appropriate for a specialised realm.

  1. Tartar as a noun:

    A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate - a source of cream of tartar.

  2. Tartar as a noun:

    A hard yellow deposit on the teeth.

  1. Tartar as a noun (dated):

    A fearsome or angrily violent person.

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