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Term: 
Calculus
Quote: 

A calculus […] is a system of symbols by transforming which according to a certain routine one is enabled to pass from a premiss to a conclusion in a particularly speedy and direct way.

Source: 
Peirce, C. S. (1906 [c.]). On the System of Existential Graphs Considered as an Instrument for the Investigation of Logic. MS [R] 499.
References: 
MS [R] 499
Date of Quote: 
1906 [c.]
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