Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

arctangent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables: arc-tan-gent
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several single-valued or multivalued functions that are inverses of the tangent function. Symbol: arctan, tan⁻¹

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷos Proto-Italic *arkuos Latin arcusder. English arc- Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- Proto-Italic *tangō Latin tangō Latin tangēns Latin tangentembor. English tangent English arctangent From arc- + tangent.

Inflected Forms

arctangents (plural)

Synonyms

antitangent inverse tangent arc tangent arctan

Questions

What does arctangent mean?: Any of several single-valued or multivalued functions that are inverses of the tangent function. Symbol: arctan, tan⁻¹
Where does arctangent come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷos Proto-Italic *arkuos Latin arcusder. English arc- Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- Proto-Italic *tangō Latin tangō Latin tangēns Latin tangentembor. English tangent English arctangent From arc- + tangent.

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