calculus vs differential calculus

differential calculus vs calculus

calculus and differential calculus both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
calculus	Yes	No	No	No
differential calculus	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, differential calculus is a hyponym of calculus; that is, differential calculus is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than calculus:

calculus: the branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with the differentiation and integration of functions
differential calculus: the part of calculus that deals with the variation of a function with respect to changes in the independent variable (or variables) by means of the concepts of derivative and differential

Other hyponyms of calculus include analysis, method of fluxions, integral calculus, calculus of variations, operational analysis, operational calculus.

calculus (noun)	differential calculus (noun)
the branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with the differentiation and integration of functions	the part of calculus that deals with the variation of a function with respect to changes in the independent variable (or variables) by means of the concepts of derivative and differential
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Difference between calculus and differential calculus

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