cosine
noun/ˈkəʊsaɪn/
/ˈkəʊsaɪn/
(abbreviation 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, tangentTopics Maths and measurementc2
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