Skip to main content
MedCalc
Mail a PDF copy of this page to:
(Your email address will not be added to a mailing list)
working

COS function

Description

Cosine function. COS(x) returns the cosine of an angle x. The result range is [-1..1]. The argument x must be expressed in radians. To convert degrees to radians you use the RADIANS function.

Sine, Cosine, and Tangent in unit circle
Sine, Cosine, and Tangent in unit circle

The argument x can be a real number, a complex number, or a matrix. When it is a matrix, the function returns a matrix with the same dimensions and with the COS function applied to all elements.

Examples

COS(PI()/3) equals 0.5.

COS(RADIANS(90)) equals 0.

COS(3.14159265) equals -1.

Calculator

COS 

Graph

COS function

Related functions

External links