Arctan

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Updated June 2026

Definition

The inverse trigonometric function of tangent, returning the angle whose tangent equals a given value.

“She used arctan to convert the gradient of the slope into a precise bearing in degrees.”

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inverse tangent

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Starts with ARC and ends with TAN, a colour word nested inside, six common letters in an unusual order

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