trigonometry; branch of mathematics
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trigonometry; the branch of mathematics dealing with the relationships between the sides and angles of triangles and the calculations based on them
Often distinguished into plane trigonometry (平面三角学) and spherical trigonometry (球面三角学). Commonly abbreviated as 'trig' in informal contexts.
Sān三
jiǎo角
xué学
shì是
gāo高
děng等
shù数
xué学
de的
zhòng重
yào要
jī基
chǔ础
zhī之
yī一
。
Trigonometry is one of the important foundations of advanced mathematics.
Zhè这
mén门
kè课
chéng程
bāo包
kuò括
dài代
shù数
hé和
sān三
jiǎo角
xué学
。
This course includes algebra and trigonometry.
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Tā他
zài在
dà大
xué学
yán研
jiū究
qiú球
miàn面
sān三
jiǎo角
xué学
。
He is studying spherical trigonometry at university.