popol12 5 days ago

The real issue was that I didn't get that you were talking about Solar Orbiter, I thought you were saying that the irradiance of the sun was 20kW/m2, which seemed low to me, but I didn't even know the word "irradiance" so I didn't know what to type on Google to check it. Thanks for your detailed calculus :)

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burnt-resistor 5 days ago

It's basic algebra. Calculus would involve derivatives or integrals.

FredPret 5 days ago

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calculus

The usual sense involves integration and derivation but look at senses 2 & 4. It also means any calculation.