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NAME
cos - cosine
SYNOPSIS
cos(x [,eps])
TYPES
x number (real or complex)
eps nonzero real, defaults to epsilon()
return number
DESCRIPTION
Calculate the cosine of x to a multiple of eps with error less in
absolute value than .75 * eps.
EXAMPLE
> print cos(1, 1e-5), cos(1, 1e-10), cos(1, 1e-15), cos(1, 1e-20)
.5403 .5403023059 .54030230586814 .5403023058681397174
> print cos(2 +3i, 1e-5), cos(2 + 3i, 1e-10)
-4.18963-9.10923i -4.189625691-9.1092278938i
> pi = pi(1e-20)
> print cos(pi/3, 1e-10), cos(pi/2, 1e-10), cos(pi, 1e-10)
.5 0 -1
LIMITS
none
LIBRARY
NUMBER *qcos(NUMBER *x, NUMBER *eps)
COMPLEX *ccos(COMPLEX *x, NUMBER *eps)
SEE ALSO
sin, tan, sec, csc, cot, epsilon