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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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
“A lot of the basic trig ‘identities’ are nothing more than Pythagoras’ theorem,” explains Anderson, referring to equations that describe relationships among different trigonometric functions.
From Scientific American • Apr. 10, 2023
So what exactly is a trigonometric proof of the Pythagorean theorem, and why was Loomis so closed off to the idea?
From Scientific American • Apr. 10, 2023
We do this because when we evaluate the special angles in trigonometric functions, they have relatively friendly values, values that contain either no or just one square root in the ratio.
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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