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trigonometry

4 ENTRIES FOUND:

trig·o·nom·e·try

noun \ˌtri-gə-ˈnä-mə-trē\

Definition of TRIGONOMETRY

: the study of the properties of triangles and trigonometric functions and of their applications

Origin of TRIGONOMETRY

New Latin trigonometria, from Greek trigōnon + -metria -metry
First Known Use: 1614

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