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TRIGONOMETRY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The mathematics of triangles and trigonometric functions
Synonyms:
trig; trigonometry
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("trigonometry" is a kind of...):
pure mathematics (the branches of mathematics that study and develop the principles of mathematics for their own sake rather than for their immediate usefulness)
Domain category:
math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "trigonometry"):
spherical trigonometry ((mathematics) the trigonometry of spherical triangles)
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; useful in navigation)
Derivation:
trigonometric (of or relating to or according to the principles of trigonometry)
trigonometrician (a mathematician specializing in trigonometry)
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