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Description

Description:
Cosine of a number, argument in degrees.
Groups:
Math - Geometry

Syntax

Syntax:
cos x
Parameters:
x: Number
Return Value:
Number

Examples

Example 1:
cos 60; // returns 0.5

Additional Information

See also:
acos sin asin tan atan atan2

Notes

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Hardrock - c
Posted on Aug 08, 2006 - 23:54 (UTC)
Be aware that there might be rounding errors in the results of this command.
cos 90
for example doesn't return the expected '0', but '-4.37114e-008'. So, if you want to compare results of Cosinus, don't use the compare operator
(cos 90) == 0
but rather use less than.
(cos 90) < 0.00001