trig

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To help us remember which of the six trigonometric functions are positive in each quadrant, we can use the mnemonic phrase “A Smart Trig Class.”

From Textbooks • Dec. 1, 2021

It details the couple's marriage date and the birth date of the family's only minor child, Trig, who is 11.

From Salon • Sep. 10, 2019

The documents list the minor as T.P.V.P., born April 18, 2008, the same date Sarah Palin gave birth to Trig Paxon Van Palin, the youngest of the couple’s five children.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2019

Before disappearing, East and Trig islands accounted for 60 percent of the monk seal pups born at French Frigate Shoals, according to NOAA.

From Slate • Oct. 23, 2018

My homework was done — the product of a slow social life — but there were a few Trig problems I wasn’t sure I had right.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer