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Made-Up Trig Functions: Improvisine

2015

improvisine(θ) returns a random number, so it isn't even a function.

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"improvisine(θ) = a random number between −1 and 1" A: "What's improvisine of 60°?" B: "Uh… −0.7." A: "Yesterday you told me it was 0.93!" B: "Well, improvisine(x) ≠ improvisine(x)."

Topics
Functions › Function DefinitionProbability › Randomness
Level
High School
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