Word.ws English Dictionary

absolute differential calculus

absolute differential calculus noun: ricci calculus; the rules of index notation and manipulation for tensors and tensor fields, as developed by Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro.

Noun

absolute differential calculus (uncountable)

  1. (dated, historical) Ricci calculus; the rules of index notation and manipulation for tensors and tensor fields, as developed by Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro.
    • 1926 [Blackie & Son], Marjorie Long (translator), Tullio Levi-Civita, The Absolute Differential Calculus (Calculus of Tensors), 1977, Dover https://books.google.com.au/books?id=8PzDAgAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22absolute+differential+calculus%22&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi60s...
    • 1931 [Blackie Company], A. J. McConnell, Applications of Tensor Analysis, 1957, Dover, page v,
      The absolute differential calculus came into prominence as the instrument best fitted for dealing with the general theory of relativity and it has also been found indispensable for the differential...

Questions about absolute differential calculus

What does absolute differential calculus mean?
Absolute differential calculus means ricci calculus; the rules of index notation and manipulation for tensors and tensor fields, as developed by Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro.
What part of speech is absolute differential calculus?
Absolute differential calculus is a noun.

Words near absolute differential calculus in the dictionary

  1. absolute complements
  2. absolute constant
  3. absolute constants
  4. absolute deviation
  5. absolute deviations
  6. absolute differential calculus
  7. absolute drought
  8. absolute droughts
  9. absolute ego
  10. absolute egos
  11. absolute endorsement

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: absolute differential calculus (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “absolute differential calculus.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/absolute_differential_calculus. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.