trigonometric
Americanadjective
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Mathematics. relating to or making use of trigonometry.
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Surveying. relating to or making use of triangulation, calculated by trigonometry.
Other Word Forms
- trigonometrical adjective
- trigonometrically adverb
Example Sentences
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Over time, Bogomolny added more trigonometric proofs to the site: one such proof could be written in just four lines.
From Scientific American • Apr. 10, 2023
Their work joins a handful of other trigonometric proofs that were added to the mathematical archives over the years.
From Scientific American • Apr. 10, 2023
If verified, Johnson and Jackson’s proof would contradict mathematician and educator Elisha Loomis, who stated in his 1927 book The Pythagorean Proposition that no trigonometric proof of the Pythagorean theorem could be correct.
From Scientific American • Apr. 10, 2023
For the following exercises, find the exact value of each trigonometric function.
From Textbooks • Dec. 1, 2021
“That last trigonometric function wasn’t as easy as it looked.”
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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