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Definition of Arccos
1. Noun. The inverse function of the cosine; the angle that has a cosine equal to a given number.
Generic synonyms: Circular Function, Trigonometric Function
Definition of Arccos
1. Abbreviation. (trigonometry) The inverse cosine function ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Arccos
1. a trigonometric inverse function [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Arccos
Literary usage of Arccos
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Differential and Integral Calculus by Clyde Elton Love (1916)
"Show that arccos z + arccos (— x) = ir. 4. Show that (a) arccos x = — — arcsin
x ; (6) arccot x = — — arctan x = arctan - ; (c) arcsec x = arccos- ..."
2. Archiv der Mathematik und Physik by Johann August Grunert (1848)
"arccos ((a+ß Vr— I)) = | - Arcsin ((a + ß V^l)) = arccos ((!)) ± [arccos - V^l .
Ky+iS) ]• a in quä praeterea (sicut in ..."
3. Theoretische Mechanik by Osip Ivanovich Somov, Alexander Ziwet (1878)
"Bezeichnet man mit b und b die Coordinaten dieses Punktes in Bezug auf die
ursprünglichen Axen, so erhält man die transcendente Gleichung V = r arccos f ..."
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