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trigonometry
[trig-uh-nom-i-tree]
noun
the branch of mathematics that deals with the relations between the sides and angles of plane or spherical triangles, and the calculations based on them.
trigonometry
/ ˌtrɪɡəˈnɒmɪtrɪ, ˌtrɪɡənəˈmɛtrɪk /
noun
trig.the branch of mathematics concerned with the properties of trigonometric functions and their application to the determination of the angles and sides of triangles. Used in surveying, navigation, etc
trigonometry
The study of the properties and uses of trigonometric functions.
Other 51Թ Forms
- ˌٰDzԴˈٰ adverb
- trigonometric adjective
- trigonometrical adjective
- trigonometrically adverb
- nontrigonometric adjective
- nontrigonometrical adjective
- nontrigonometrically adverb
- untrigonometric adjective
- untrigonometrical adjective
- untrigonometrically adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of trigonometry1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of trigonometry1
Example Sentences
He said after realising he had seen an exam question, instead of alerting the exam board, he deleted the image containing the trigonometry question.
“You were never going to teach a first grader a trigonometry lesson, right?” she said.
Functions and trigonometry came easily, but the basics gave him trouble.
"I have lost count of the number of people who say they wish they had learnt about mortgages rather than trigonometry," she said.
Two high school students have proved the Pythagorean theorem in a way that one early 20th-century mathematician thought was impossible: using trigonometry.
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