Definition
A mathematical function that determines what angle produces a given tangent value, essentially the reverse of the regular tangent function.
Etymology
Compound of 'arc-' (inverse function prefix) and 'tangent' (from Latin 'tangens' meaning 'touching'). Created in 18th-century mathematics to denote inverse trigonometric operations.
Kelly Says
Arctangent is one of three inverse trig functions (arcsin and arccos are the others), and they're super useful in engineering and physics for converting measurements back into angles.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አርክታንጀንት
ar-k-ta-n-jen-t
ARالعربية
دالة الظل العكسي
da-la-t al-zhal al-'aksī
BNবাংলা
অর্কট্যানজেন্ট
ork-tan-jen-t
CACatalà
arctangent
ar-k-tan-gen-t
CSČeština
arctangent
ar-k-tan-gen-t
DEDeutsch
Arctangens
ar-k-tan-gens
ELΕλληνικά
αρκτανγενς
ar-k-tan-gens
ESEspañol
arcotangente
ar-ko-tan-jen-te
FISuomi
arctangentti
ar-k-tan-gen-tti
FRFrançais
arctangente
ar-ctan-zant
GUGU
આર્કટૅન્જેન્ટ
a-rk-tan-jen-t
HEעברית
ארקטנגנט
ar-ke-tan-gent
HIहिन्दी
अर्कोटैगेंट
ar-ko-ta-gen-t
HUMagyar
arctangens
ar-k-tan-gens
IDBahasa Indonesia
arctangent
ar-k-tan-jen-t
ITItaliano
arcotangente
ar-ko-tan-zen-te
KO한국어
아크탄젠트
ak-teu-tan-jen-teu
MRMR
आर्क्टॅन्जेन्ट
ar-k-tan-jen-t
MSBahasa Melayu
arctangent
ar-k-tan-jen-t
MYမြန်မာ
အားကျင်း
a-r-k-tan
NLNederlands
arctangent
ar-k-tan-gen-t
PAPA
ਅਰਕਟੈਂਜੈਂਟ
ar-k-tan-jen-t
PLPolski
arctangens
ar-k-tan-gens
PTPortuguês
arcotangente
ar-ko-tan-jen-te
RORomână
arctangent
ar-k-tan-gen-t
RUРусский
арктангенс
ark-tan-gens
SVSvenska
arctan
ar-k-tan
SWKiswahili
arctangent
ar-k-tan-jen-t
TAதமிழ்
அர்க்கோ டேன்ஜெண்ட்
ar-ko-tan-jen-t
TEతెలుగు
అర్కటాంగెంట్
ar-ka-tan-jen-t
THไทย
อาร์กแทนเจนต์
a-rk-taen-jen-t
TLTL
arctangent
ar-k-tan-jen-t
TRTürkçe
arctangent
ar-k-tan-jen-t
UKУкраїнська
арктангенс
ark-tan-gens
VITiếng Việt
arctangent
ar-k-tan-jen-t