"arctangent" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: arctangents [plural]
Etymology: From arc- + tangent. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|arc|tangent}} arc- + tangent Head templates: {{en-noun}} arctangent (plural arctangents)
  1. (trigonometry) Any of several single-valued or multivalued functions that are inverses of the tangent function. Symbol: arctan, tan⁻¹ Wikipedia link: arctangent Categories (topical): Trigonometric functions, Trigonometry Synonyms: antitangent, inverse tangent Translations (inverse of tangent function): 反正切 (fǎnzhèngqiē) (Chinese Mandarin), arkustangens [masculine] (Czech), arctangens [masculine] (Dutch), arkustangentti (Finnish), arc tangente [masculine] (French), Arcustangens [masculine] (German), arkusztangens (Hungarian), アークタンジェント (ākutanjento) (Japanese), 逆正接関数 (Japanese), អាកតង់សង់ (ʼaktângsâng) (Khmer), 아크탄젠트 (akeutanjenteu) (Korean), arco tangente [masculine] (Portuguese), arctangentă [feminine] (Romanian), аркта́нгенс (arktángens) [masculine] (Russian), தொடுவளை நேர்மாற்று (toṭuvaḷai nērmāṟṟu) (Tamil)

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