hypotenuse
The origin and history of hypotenuse.
Etymology
From Greek hypoteinousa ("stretching under, subtending"), describing the side that stretches opposite the right angle.
The origin and history of hypotenuse.
From Greek hypoteinousa ("stretching under, subtending"), describing the side that stretches opposite the right angle.
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