Etymology

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Today it means: A mnemonic phrase used to help people remember the different trigonometric functions: sine is opposite over hypotenuse; cosine is adjacent over hypotenuse; and tangent is opposite over adjacent. Full definition →

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From each word's initial letter forming SOHCAHTOA.

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