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The Cosine Function

Calling Sequence:
cos(x)
Parameters:
x : real

Returns: real

Synopsis: This function returns the cosine of the real parameter x.

Examples:

> cos(Pi);
> cos(4);
> cos(0);
See also: sin, tan, arctan




Gaston Gonnet
1998-09-15