unit circle

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1 English
- 1.1 Noun
  - 1.1.1 Usage notes
  - 1.1.2 Translations

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Unit circle

Wikipedia unit circle (plural unit circles)

(geometry) A circle of radius 1.
(trigonometry, the unit circle) The circle of radius 1 with centre at the origin, used in defining trigonometric functions.

[edit] Usage notes

Unit circle is seldom used in the simple geometric sense, where "a circle of radius 1" is much more common.

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circle of radius 1

Finnish: yksikköympyrä (fi)
French: cercle unité (fr) m.

Italian: circonferenza unitaria (it) f.
Swedish: enhetscirkel (sv) c.

circle of radius 1 with centre at the origin, used in trigonometry

Finnish: yksikköympyrä (fi)
French: cercle trigonométrique m., cercle unité m.
Hungarian: egységkör (hu)

Italian: circonferenza unitaria (it) f.
Swedish: enhetscirkel (sv) c.

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