COSINE


Meaning of COSINE in English

/ ˈkəʊsaɪn; NAmE ˈkoʊ-/ noun

( abbr. cos ) ( mathematics ) the ratio of the length of the side next to an acute angle in a right-angled triangle to the length of the longest side (= the hypotenuse )

—compare sine , tangent

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