Meaning | The mathematics of triangles and trigonometric functions. |
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Synonym | trigonometry |
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Category | mathematics, math, maths | A science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic / logic of quantity and shape and arrangement |
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Narrower | spherical trigonometry | (mathematics) the trigonometry of spherical triangles |
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triangulation | A trigonometric method of determining the position of a fixed point from the angles to it from two fixed points a known distance apart |
Broader | pure mathematics | The branches of mathematics that study and develop the principles of mathematics for their own sake rather than for their immediate usefulness |
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Spanish | trigonometría |
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Catalan | trigonometria |
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