arc tangent

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arc tangent

The inverse of the tangent function.

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Noun

arc tangent - the inverse function of the tangent; the angle that has a tangent equal to a given number

arctan, arctangent, inverse tangent

circular function, trigonometric function - function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle

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In order to perform a tilt measurement, the most advantageous solution is usually to apply a triaxial MEMS accelerometer and use arc tangent function [20].