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trigonometric function — noun Date: 1909 1. a function (as the sine, cosine, tangent, cotangent, secant, or cosecant) of an arc or angle most simply expressed in terms of the ratios of pairs of sides of a right angled triangle called also circular function 2. the inverse … New Collegiate Dictionary
trigonometric function — Math. 1. Also called circular function. a function of an angle, as sine or cosine, expressed as the ratio of the sides of a right triangle. 2. any function involving only trigonometric functions and constants. 3. the generalization of these to… … Universalium
trigonometric function — noun function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of the sides of right angled triangle containing the angle • Syn: ↑circular function • Hypernyms: ↑function, ↑mathematical function, ↑single valued function, ↑map, ↑mapping … Useful english dictionary
trigonometric function — trig′onomet′ric func′tion n. math. a function of an angle, as the sine or cosine, expressed as the ratio of the sides of a right triangle Also called circular function Etymology: 1905–10 … From formal English to slang
trigonometric function — noun Any function of an angle expressed as the ratio of two of the sides of a right triangle that has that angle, or various other functions that subtract 1 from this value or subtract this value from 1 (such as the versed sine) See Also:… … Wiktionary
inverse trigonometric function — noun A function that is the inverse of an appropriate restriction of a trigonometric function … Wiktionary
logarithmic trigonometric function — noun The logarithm of a trigonometric function … Wiktionary
Trigonometric — Trig o*no*met ric, Trigonometrical Trig o*no*met ric*al, [Cf. F. trigonom[ e]trique.] Of or pertaining to trigonometry; performed by the rules of trigonometry. [1913 Webster] {Trig o*no*met ric*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] {Trigonometrical curve} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inverse trigonometric function — noun : the inverse of any of the six trigonometric functions … Useful english dictionary
Trigonometric functions — Cosine redirects here. For the similarity measure, see Cosine similarity. Trigonometry History Usage Functions Generalized Inverse functions … Wikipedia
