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Returns the cosine of an angle entered in radians

Method Signature

Arguments

Argument
Type
Required
Description
Default

Examples

Cosine of 0.3

Result: 0.9553364891256059809876433064346201717853546142578125

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Cos

PreviousCeilingNextDecrementValue
  • Method Signature
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  • Cosine of 0.3
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Cos(number=[numeric])

number

numeric

true

The number to calculate the cosine of (in radians).

cos( .3 );
writeDump( cos( 90 ) );
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