cosine
IPA: koʊsˈini
noun
- (trigonometry) In a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the side adjacent to an acute angle to the length of the hypotenuse. Symbol: cos
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Examples of "cosine" in Sentences
- Reports the cosine of its input.
- Both sine and cosine are negative.
- Formulas for cosine and sine individually.
- The waveform in the first picture is a cosine.
- In general, the Mathieu sine and cosine are aperiodic.
- This reduces the power yield by the Cosine of the given latitude.
- In particular, if the cosine of the angle between and the gradient,
- The spherical law of cosines is analogous to the planar law of cosines.
- If not for the cosine then for the sine or the tangent or the cotangent.
- If not for the cosine then for the sine or the tangent or the cotangent.
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