arc trigonometric function

  • 61sine — n. Math. 1 the trigonometric function that is equal to the ratio of the side opposite a given angle (in a right angled triangle) to the hypotenuse. 2 a function of the line drawn from one end of an arc perpendicularly to the radius through the… …

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  • 62Heptadecagon — In geometry, a heptadecagon (or 17 gon) is a seventeen sided polygon.Heptadecagon constructionThe regular heptadecagon is a constructible polygon, as was shown by Carl Friedrich Gauss in 1796. Gauss was so pleased by this that he asked for one to …

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  • 63Yuktibhasa — (Malayalam:യുക്തിഭാഷ ; meaning mdash; rationale language ) also known as Ganita Yuktibhasa (compendium of astronomical rationale), is a major treatise on Mathematics and Astronomy, written by Indian astronomer Jyesthadeva of the Kerala School of… …

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  • 64arccosecant — noun the angle that has a cosecant equal to a given number • Syn: ↑arc cosecant, ↑inverse cosecant • Hypernyms: ↑trigonometric function, ↑circular function …

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  • 65Reference ellipsoid — In geodesy, a reference ellipsoid is a mathematically defined surface that approximates the geoid, the truer figure of the Earth, or other planetary body.Because of their relative simplicity, reference ellipsoids are used as a preferred surface… …

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  • 66sine — trigonometric function, 1590s (in Thomas Fale s Horologiographia, the Art of Dialling ), from L. sinus fold in a garment, bend, curve. Used mid 12c. by Gherardo of Cremona in M.L. translation of Arabic geometrical text to render Arabic jiba chord …

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  • 67cofunction — co•func•tion [[t]ˈkoʊˌfʌŋk ʃən[/t]] n. math. the trigonometric function of the complement of a given angle or arc: cosθ is the cofunction of sinθ[/ex] • Etymology: 1905–10 …

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  • 68Methods of contour integration — Not to be confused with Line integral. In the mathematical field of complex analysis, contour integration is a method of evaluating certain integrals along paths in the complex plane.[1][2][3] Contour integration is closely related to the… …

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  • 69mathematics — /math euh mat iks/, n. 1. (used with a sing. v.) the systematic treatment of magnitude, relationships between figures and forms, and relations between quantities expressed symbolically. 2. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) mathematical procedures,… …

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  • 70analysis — /euh nal euh sis/, n., pl. analyses / seez /. 1. the separating of any material or abstract entity into its constituent elements (opposed to synthesis). 2. this process as a method of studying the nature of something or of determining its… …

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