Cosine
noun
In mathematics, it is a function that indicates the ratio of the length of the side adjacent to an angle to the length of the hypotenuse in a right triangle.
Let's find the cosine of that angle for solving the triangle.
Often appears as...
- cosine function
- cosine value
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noun
In mathematics, it is a function that indicates the ratio of the length of the side adjacent to an angle to the length of the hypotenuse in a right triangle.
Let's find the cosine of that angle for solving the triangle.
Often appears as...
- cosine function
- cosine value
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Math Specific
Used mainly in mathematical context, often in trigonometry or geometry lessons.
The cosine of 30 degrees is equal to the square root of 3 divided by 2.
Pro Tip 2/3Not an Average Word
Uncommon in everyday language, mostly found in academic or technical settings.
In physics class, we learned that cosine helps determine the components of a vector.
Pro Tip 3/3Pronunciation Clue
Pronounced as 'koh-sine', may be mistaken for 'cosign' which is a different word.
To solve the problem, first calculate the cosine, making sure not to confuse it with cosign.
Pro Tip 1/3Math Specific
Used mainly in mathematical context, often in trigonometry or geometry lessons.
The cosine of 30 degrees is equal to the square root of 3 divided by 2.
Pro Tip 2/3Not an Average Word
Uncommon in everyday language, mostly found in academic or technical settings.
In physics class, we learned that cosine helps determine the components of a vector.
Pro Tip 3/3Pronunciation Clue
Pronounced as 'koh-sine', may be mistaken for 'cosign' which is a different word.
To solve the problem, first calculate the cosine, making sure not to confuse it with cosign.
Pro Tip 1/3Math Specific
Used mainly in mathematical context, often in trigonometry or geometry lessons.
The cosine of 30 degrees is equal to the square root of 3 divided by 2.
Pro Tip 2/3Not an Average Word
Uncommon in everyday language, mostly found in academic or technical settings.
In physics class, we learned that cosine helps determine the components of a vector.
Pro Tip 3/3Pronunciation Clue
Pronounced as 'koh-sine', may be mistaken for 'cosign' which is a different word.
To solve the problem, first calculate the cosine, making sure not to confuse it with cosign.
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Daphne Koller: What...
Scott Models help us design more effective institutions and policies. We get unbelievable segregation. Scott So Bush imagined that in the future, you'd wear a camera right in the center of your head. Mitchell Mills wants the student of sociology to develop the quality of mind Hanging cable takes on the form of a hyperbolic cosine. Nick For each pixel in the image, set the red to zero.
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What we're learning from...
that in the future you'd wear a camera right in the center of your head Mills wants the student of sociology to develop the quality of mind hanging cable takes on the form of a hyperbolic cosine for each pixel in the image set the red to zero vaccine allowed us to eliminate polio virus as luke turns us
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Things you learned in...
actually we can calculate this right because we can take the opposite over the adjacent which is tangent right everybody's tellin sine cosine tangent this is our geometry and we can calculate our acts our X actually ends
Video examples
Immerse Yourself in the...
I don't think anybody can live and be here for very long periods of time without falling completely in love with the place in the sea and the hills and everything has to offer the cosine Harrods there's no defense
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