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INVERSE COSINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does inverse cosine mean? 

INVERSE COSINE (noun)
  The noun INVERSE COSINE has 1 sense:

1. the inverse function of the cosine; the angle that has a cosine equal to a given numberplay

  Familiarity information: INVERSE COSINE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


INVERSE COSINE (noun)


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 ("inverse 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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