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trigonometric function

  1. [ESRI software] An operator within the Raster Calculator of ArcGIS Spatial Analyst that performs various trigonometric calculations on the values in an input raster. Available trigonometric functions include Sin, Cos, Tan, Asin, Acos, and Atan.