"trigonometric function" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: trigonometric functions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} trigonometric function (plural trigonometric functions)
  1. (trigonometry) Any function of an angle expressible as the ratio of two of the sides of a right triangle that has that angle (e.g., sine), or that subtracts 1 from such a ratio or subtracts such a ratio from 1 (e.g., coversed sine). Wikipedia link: Trigonometric functions Categories (topical): Functions, Trigonometric functions, Trigonometry Hypernyms: function Hyponyms: antitrigonometric function, cosine function, cotangent function, cosecant function, inverse trigonometric function, logarithmic trigonometric function, secant function, sine function, subsine function, tangent function Translations (a function of an angle): 三角函數 (Chinese Mandarin), 三角函数 (sānjiǎo hánshù) (Chinese Mandarin), goniometrická funkce [feminine] (Czech), trigonometrická funkce [feminine] (Czech), trigonometrisk funktion [common-gender] (Danish), trigonometrinen funktio (Finnish), fonction trigonométrique [feminine] (French), trigonometrische Funktion [feminine] (German), τριγωνομετρική συνάρτηση (trigonometrikí synártisi) [feminine] (Greek), trigonometrikus függvény (Hungarian), szögfüggvény (Hungarian), hornafall [neuter] (Icelandic), funzione trigonometrica [feminine] (Italian), 三角関数 (sankaku kansū) (Japanese), тригонометриялық функция (trigonometriälyq funksiä) (Kazakh), 삼각함수 (samgakhamsu) (Korean), тригономе́триска фу́нкција (trigonométriska fúnkcija) [feminine] (Macedonian), trigonometrisk funksjon [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), funkcja trygonometryczna [feminine] (Polish), função trigonométrica [feminine] (Portuguese), funcție trigonometrică [feminine] (Romanian), тригонометри́ческая фу́нкция (trigonometríčeskaja fúnkcija) [feminine] (Russian), kotna funkcija [feminine] (Slovene), trigonometrična funkcija [feminine] (Slovene), función trigonométrica [feminine] (Spanish), trigonometrisk funktion [common-gender] (Swedish), tatsihaning kabisa (Tagalog), trigonometrik fonksiyon (Turkish)

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