Trigonometric number

Trigonometric number

In mathematics, a trigonometric number is an irrational number produced by taking the cosine of a rational multiple of a circle, or equivalently, the cosine in radians of a rational multiple of "π", or the cosine of a rational number of degrees.

Ivan Niven gave proofs regarding these numbers in "Numbers: Rational and Irrational" published in 1961.

See also

* Exact trigonometric constants


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