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trig.

trig. is the abbreviation of trigonometry.

Meaning of trigonometry

Noun

trigonometry (countable and uncountable, plural trigonometries)

  1. The branch of mathematics that deals with the relationships between the sides and angles of (in particular) right-angled triangles, as represented by the trigonometric functions, and with calculations based on said relationships.
    • Trigonometry emerged in the Hellenistic world during the 3rd century BCE from applications of geometry to astronomy; the Greeks focused on the calculation of chords, while mathematicians in India created the earliest known tables of values for trigonometric functions such as sine.
    Synonyms:
    trig

Questions about trig.

What is trig. the abbreviation of?
Trig. is the abbreviation of trigonometry.

Words near trig. in the dictionary

  1. trig identity
  2. trig pillar
  3. trig pillars
  4. trig point
  5. trig points
  6. trig.
  7. triga
  8. trigae
  9. trigalactose
  10. trigalactosylated
  11. trigallium

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