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University of St. Andrews: Albert Girard

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In trigonometry today, we use the abbreviations sin, cosine and tan. Girard was the first mathematician to use these abbreviations in his work.

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cosine, sine, history of math
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mathematician, tan, albert girard, girard, history of mathematics, university of st. andrews, trigonometry
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  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)