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cosine (n.)
one of the three fundamental functions of trigonometry, 1630s, contraction of co. sinus, abbreviation of Medieval Latin complementi sinus (see complement + sine). The word was used in Latin c. 1620 by English mathematician Edmund Gunter.
updated on March 19, 2022
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