Inverse Cosine (Noun)
Meaning
The inverse function of the cosine; the angle that has a cosine equal to a given number.
Classification
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.
Examples
- The calculator can compute the inverse cosine of a number between -1 and 1.
- To find the angle in the triangle, we need to take the inverse cosine of the ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse.
- The inverse cosine function is used to determine the angle whose cosine is a given value.
- The student struggled to understand the concept of inverse cosine and how it relates to the unit circle.
- The computer program used the inverse cosine function to calculate the orientation of the object in 3D space.