cofunction

cofunction

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *ḱe
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Latin con-
Latin co-der.
English co-
English function
English cofunction

    From co- + function.

    Noun

    cofunction (plural cofunctions)

    1. (mathematics) The trigonometric function of the complement of the supplied angle.
      Cosine and sine are each other's cofunctions.
    2. (programming) A costatement that takes the form of a function and can accept parameters and return a value.

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