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JavaScript cos () method

Math Object Reference JavaScript Math Object

Examples

Returns the cosine of a number:

Math.cos(3);

Examples of the above output:

-0.9899924966004454

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Definition and Usage

cos () method returns the cosine of a number.

Note: cos () returns a number between -1.0 and 1.0.


Browser Support

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All major browsers support cos () method


grammar

Math.cos( x )

Parameter Value

参数 描述
x 必需。必须是一个数值。

return value

Types of description
Number Cosine of x. It returns the number of -1.0 to 1.0.

technical details

JavaScript version: 1.0


More examples

Examples

Returns the cosine of PI and 2 * PI:

var a = Math.cos (Math.PI);
var b = Math.cos (2 * Math.PI);

a and b output:

-1
1

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Math Object Reference JavaScript Math Object