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noun

Definition of TRIG

: trigonometry
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Origin of TRIG

by shortening
First Known Use: circa 1878

Other Mathematics and Statistics Terms

abscissa, denominator, divisor, equilateral, exponent, hypotenuse, logarithm, oblique, radii, rhomb

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