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Hypotenuse

Hypotenuse Meaning & Definition
Hypotenuse Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hypotenuse?

[n] the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle

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See Also | flank | right triangle | right-angled triangle

Hypotenuse In Webster's Dictionary

\Hy*pot"e*nuse\, Hypothenuse \Hy*poth"e*nuse\, n. [L. hypotenusa, Gr. ?, prob., subtending (sc. ?), fr. ? to stretch under, subtend; ? under + ? to stretch. See {Subtend}.] (Geom.) The side of a right-angled triangle that is opposite to the right angle.

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