Trigonometry

Quick meaning: Trigonometry is a noun meaning (geometry, mathematical analysis) 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.

Meaning

(geometry, mathematical analysis) 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.

Example Sentences

In fact, the earliest practical uses of trigonometry were in the fields of astronomy and hence navigation.

Historically, trigonometry has been applied in areas such as geodesy, surveying, celestial mechanics and navigation.

The properties of these new trigonometries and identities flowing from the definitions are then developed. The trigonometries derived from these generalizations will be jointly termed "The Fractional Trigonometry."

Trigonometry was originally the science which treated only of the sides and angles of plane and spherical triangles; but it has been recently extended so as to include the analytic treatment of all theorems involving the consideration of angular magnitudes.

Word Forms

• trigonometries

Synonyms for trigonometry

Depending on context, synonyms include trig.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include trig, spherical, sine, tangent, orthogon, geometry.

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