cosine

trigonometric function; ratio between the lengths of the adjacent side and the hypotenuse in a right triangle
Thing trigonometric_function Q1256164
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cosine

Summary

cosine is a trigonometric function[1]. cosine draws 87 Wikipedia views per month (trigonometric_function category, ranking #3 of 12).[2]

Key Facts

  • cosine's image is recorded as Cosine.svg[3].
  • cosine's instance of is recorded as trigonometric function[4].
  • cosine's instance of is recorded as even function[5].
  • cosine's instance of is recorded as entire function[6].
  • cosine's part of is recorded as sine and cosine[7].
  • cosine's Commons category is recorded as Cosine function[8].
  • cosine's opposite of is recorded as secant[9].
  • cosine's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-2:2019 Quantities and units — Part 2: Mathematics[10].
  • cosine's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[11].
  • cosine's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/cosine[12].
  • cosine's definition domain is recorded as set of real numbers[13].
  • cosine's codomain is recorded as set of real numbers[14].
  • cosine's partial function domain is recorded as set of real numbers[15].
  • cosine's TeX string is recorded as \cos[16].
  • cosine's image of function is recorded as closed interval from −1 to 1[17].
  • cosine's defining formula is recorded as \cos x = \frac{\mathrm{e}^{\mathrm{i} x} + \mathrm{e}^{-\mathrm{i} x}}{2}[18].
  • cosine's defining formula is recorded as \cos x = \sin(x + \pi/2)[19].
  • cosine's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/120mc05f[20].
  • cosine's MathWorld ID is recorded as Cosine[21].
  • cosine's Treccani ID is recorded as coseno[22].
  • cosine's Quora topic ID is recorded as Cosine-math-function[23].
  • cosine's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as cosine-function[24].
  • cosine's nLab ID is recorded as cosine[25].
  • cosine's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as cosinus_-_matematikk[26].
  • cosine's Interlingual Index ID is recorded as i109360[27].

Why It Matters

cosine draws 87 Wikipedia views per month (trigonometric_function category, ranking #3 of 12).[2] cosine has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] cosine is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . Quora. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). cosine. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/cosine
MLA “cosine.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/cosine.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_cosine_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{cosine}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/cosine}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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