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ARC COSINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does arc cosine mean?
• ARC COSINE (noun)
The noun ARC COSINE has 1 sense:
1. the inverse function of the cosine; the angle that has a cosine equal to a given number
Familiarity information: ARC COSINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The inverse function of the cosine; the angle that has a cosine equal to a given number
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Synonyms:
arc cosine; arccos; arccosine; inverse cosine
Hypernyms ("arc cosine" is a kind of...):
circular function; trigonometric function (function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle)
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