/ 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
/ 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
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005