precalculus

ˌpriːkælˈkjuːləs

Definition

Definition of precalculus - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

education

TECH.

school class preparing students for calculus

TECH.

She excelled in her precalculus class.

math subject

TECH.

study of algebra and trigonometry before calculus

TECH.

Precalculus helps students prepare for calculus.

algebra

trigonometry

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Origin of precalculus

Latin, pre (before) + calculus (small stone)

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precalc

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abr: precalculus

math course before calculus in high school or college

Examples of precalculus in a sentence

He struggled with precalculus but passed eventually.
She excelled in precalculus before moving on to calculus.
The precalculus course covered complex functions.

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French:cours préparatoire au calcul infinitésimal, pré-calcul, ...
German:Vorbereitungskurs, Vorbereitungskurs für Analysis, ...
Italian:precalcolo, algebra e trigonometria, ...
Spanish:precálculo, ...
Portuguese:pré-cálculo, ...
Chinese:微积分预备课程, 预备微积分, ...
Japanese:プレカルキュラス, ...
Arabic:ما قبل التفاضل والتكامل, مَا قَبْل حِسَاب التَّفَاضُل وَالتَّكَامُل, ...
Hebrew:קְדַם חֶשְׁבּוֹן, קְדַם־חֶשְׁבּוֹן דִּיפֶרֶנְצְיָאלִי וְאִינְטֶגְרָלִי, ...
Russian:предварительный анализ, предварительный курс, ...
Ukrainian:підготовка до математичного аналізу, пре-калькулус, ...
Hindi:प्रीकैलकुलस, प्रीकैल्कुलस, ...
Bengali:প্রীক্যালকুলাস, পূর্বগণিত, ...
Catalan:precàlcul, matemàtiques prèvies, ...
Czech:přípravný kurz k infinitezimálnímu počtu, prekalkulus, ...
Danish:forberedende matematik, ...
Dutch:wiskundevoorbereiding, voorbereidende algebra, ...
Greek:προ-ανάλυση, προκαταρκτική άλγεβρα, ...
Hungarian:prekalculus, prekalkulus, ...
Khmer:មុខវិជ្ជាគណិតវិទ្យាត្រៀមមុនរៀនកលនវិទ្យា, មុខវិជ្ជាមុនកលនវិភាគ, ...
Korean:미적분 준비반, 미적분학 준비 과정, ...
Persian:پیش‌حسابان, پیش‌کالکولوس, ...
Polish:przedrachunkowa, prekalkulus, ...
Portuguese (BR):pré-cálculo, ...
Romanian:matematică pregătitoare, precalculus, ...
Swedish:förberedande kalkylkurs, förberedande matematik, ...
Thai:พรีแคลคูลัส, ...
Turkish:ön kalkülüs, prekalkülüs, ...
Vietnamese:tiền giải tích, môn toán sơ cấp, ...

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