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From pre- +‎ calculus.

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precalculus (uncountable)

1. (education, mathematics) A course, or set of courses, that includes (specifically) trigonometry and algebra at an appropriate level to prepare students to study calculus.
   • 2016, Pam Goodner (lead writer/editor), Eureka Math Precalculus Study Guide, Wiley (Jossey-Bass), page ix,

     As we wrote the Precalculus course, we wanted to create interest for older high school students by presenting topics in a context, something that students could relate to so that they could see the value in their work.

   • 2017, Sheldon Axler, Precalculus: A Prelude to Calculus, Wiley, 3rd Edition, page xviii,

     Similarly, many precalculus textbooks consider, for example, a colony of bacteria doubling in size every 3 hours, with the textbook then producing the formula ${\displaystyle e^{(t\ln 2)/3}}$ for the growth factor after ${\displaystyle t}$ hours.

   • 2023, Mehdi Rahmani-Andebili, Precalculus, Springer, page v,

     Moreover, in many universities and colleges, a precalculus course is mandatory for under-prepared students as the prerequisite course of Calculus 1.

参考

• prealgebra