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arc cosine

American  

noun

Trigonometry.

  1. the angle, measured in radians, that has a cosine equal to a given number. arc cos; cos −1

arc cosine Scientific  

  1. The inverse of the cosine function.

Etymology

Origin of arc cosine

First recorded in 1905–10

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