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A defining sentence at the top of the page, something like “Tree Calculus is a [noun phrase] for [summary of purpose],” would be helpful. Wikipedia articles typically begin with such sentences:

“Lambda calculus (also written as λ-calculus) is a formal system in mathematical logic for expressing computation based on function abstraction and application using variable binding and substitution.”

“In mathematics, matrix calculus is a specialized notation for doing multivariable calculus, especially over spaces of matrices.”

“The felicific calculus is an algorithm formulated by utilitarian philosopher Jeremy Bentham (1748–1832) for calculating the degree or amount of pleasure that a specific action is likely to induce.”





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