"arccos" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: arccoses [plural]
Etymology: From arc- + cos. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|arc|cos}} arc- + cos Head templates: {{en-noun}} arccos (plural arccoses)
  1. Abbreviation of arccosine. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: arccosine Categories (topical): Trigonometric functions Related terms: arcsin, arctan

Inflected forms

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