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cosine: see trigonometry trigonometry [Gr.,=measurement of triangles], a specialized area of geometry concerned with the properties of and relations among the parts of a triangle. Spherical trigonometry is concerned with the study of triangles on the surface of a sphere rather than in the ..... Click the link for more information. . cosineSee sine. cosine of an angle a trigonometric function that in a right-angled triangle is the ratio of the length of the adjacent side to that of the hypotenuse; the sine of the complement
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| Now, gentlemen cosines, will you cease to throw parabolas and hyperbolas at each other's heads? |
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