arccos

/ˈɑrkˌkɑs/
noun
  1. The inverse cosine function; the angle whose cosine is a given number.
    • The arccos of 0.5 is 60 degrees.
    • To find the angle, use the arccos function on your calculator.
    • In trigonometry class, we learned how to solve equations using arccos.
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