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arctangent

arctangent noun: any of several single-valued or multivalued functions that are inverses of the tangent function. Symbol: arctan, tan⁻¹.

arctangent: any of several single-valued or multivalued functions that are inverses of the tangent function....
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Noun

arctangent (plural arctangents)

  1. Any of several single-valued or multivalued functions that are inverses of the tangent function. Symbol: arctan, tan⁻¹

arctangent meaning in Tamil

arctangent in Tamil

inverse of tangent function
தொடுவளை நேர்மாற்று toṭuvaḷai nērmāṟṟu

Synonyms of arctangent

Forms of arctangent

pluralarctangents

Origin of arctangent

From arc- + tangent.

Questions about arctangent

What does arctangent mean?
Arctangent means any of several single-valued or multivalued functions that are inverses of the tangent function. Symbol: arctan, tan⁻¹.
What is arctangent in Tamil?
Arctangent in Tamil is தொடுவளை நேர்மாற்று (toṭuvaḷai nērmāṟṟu). See Arctangent meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is arctangent?
Arctangent is a noun.
What is the plural of arctangent?
The plural of arctangent is arctangents.

Words near arctangent in the dictionary

  1. arcsinh
  2. arcsins
  3. Arctalian
  4. Arctamerican
  5. arctan
  6. arctangent
  7. arctangential
  8. arctangents
  9. arctanh
  10. arctans
  11. arctation

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