"reference angle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: reference angles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} reference angle (plural reference angles)
  1. An acute angle with the same values of trigonometric functions, up to sign, as another angle: used for easy reference when examining the non-acute angle.
    Sense id: en-reference_angle-en-noun-S4XzuBtP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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