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(Encyclopedia) Trigonometric Functions
Function (abbreviation)
Definition
Formula
sine (sin)
opposite / hypotenuse
sin A = a&fbar;c
cosine (cos)
adjacent / hypotenuse
cos A = b&fbar;c…
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(Encyclopedia) locativelocativelŏkˈətĭv [key] [Lat.,=placing], in the grammar of certain languages (e.g., Sanskrit), the case referring to location. Nouns in this case are often translatable into…
(Encyclopedia) dativedativedāˈtĭv [key] [Lat.,=giving], in Latin grammar, the case typically used to refer to an indirect object, i.e., a secondary recipient of an action. For example, him in I gave…
(Encyclopedia) ablativeablativeăbˈlətĭvˌ [key] [Lat.,=carrying off], in Latin grammar, the case used in a number of circumstances, particularly with certain prepositions and in locating place or time…
(Encyclopedia) nominativenominativenŏmˈĭnətĭv [key], [Lat.,=naming], in Latin grammar, the case usually employed for the noun that is the subject of the sentence. The term is used in the grammar of…
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