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Definition of Arctangent

1. Noun. The inverse function of the tangent; the angle that has a tangent equal to a given number.

Definition of Arctangent

1. Noun. (trigonometry) Any of several single-valued or multivalued functions that are inverses of the tangent function. Symbol: arctan, tan^-1 ¹

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Definition of Arctangent

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Arctangent

Literary usage of Arctangent

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Course in Mathematical Analysis by Édouard Goursat, Earle Raymond Hedrick (1904)
"+ 2Bx + C which is a logarithm if B3 — AC>0, and an arctangent if B2 — AC<0. As another example, consider the integral 5x» + 3z - 1 dx. ..."

2. Robot Manipulators: Mathematics, Programming, and Control : the Computer by Richard P. Paul (1981)
"90) The solution for #2 is given by Equation 3.95 of Chapter 3 02 = tan"1 - (4.91) , Pz In order to differentiate the arctangent we note that if then (4.92) ..."

3. Elements of Descriptive Geometry: With Their Application to Spherical by Charles Davies (1851)
"... and d" and/" arctangent to each other at the same points. Let the generatrix of the surface M move on the three curves d, d', and d" as directrices; ..."

4. Mathematical Dictionary and Cyclopedia of Mathematical Science: Comprising by Charles Davies, William Guy Peck (1855)
"If both lines arctangent to the circle, the angle between them is measured by half the difference of the two ires between the points of contact. ..."

5. The California Spotted Owl: A Technical Assessment of Its Current Status. by Jared Verner (1992)
"... fig.9E): Probability(disperse from cluster 1 to cluster 2) = 20/360 (3) where 0 = arctangent 1/-2/Л' d~~r\ }. Second, if a correct direction was chosen, ..."

6. Correlated Mathematics for Junior Colleges by Ernst Rudolph Breslich (1919)
"Leibnitz (1646-1716) used the forms Vl -1- V ^3+ Vl — 1/^3 = V 6 and xt+at John Bernoulli (1667-1748) established a relation between the arctangent and the ..."

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