IN MATH: 1. n. in a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the adjacent side to the length of the hypotenuse. EX. What's cos 60°? 2. n. a trigionometric function defined for all angles EX. What's the maximum value of the cosine function?

IN ENGLISH: 1. as defined above

APPLICATION: See list 330.

1. What's cos 60°?

2. What's the maximum value of the cosine function?


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