(n.) One line or radius falling perpendicularly on another; as, the catheti of a right-angled triangle, that is, the two sides that include the right angle.
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Hypotenuse
Definition:
(n.) Alt. of Hypothenuse
Example Sentences:
(1) The predictive validity of the basic five error scores was not incrementally increased by stepping in independent variables associated with the hypotenuse of horizontal and vertical error or stick movement.
(2) The Pythagorean theorem constitutes a normative model for the estimation of the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled figure.
(3) The proximity of each dinucleotide sequence to the hypotenuse or to one of the perpendicular sides is indicative of its susceptibility or resistance to the enzyme's action.
(4) Wenderoth and O'Connor (1987b) reported that, although matches to the straight edge of two triangles placed apex to apex revealed an apparent bending in the direction of the chevron formed by the hypotenuse pair (the Bourdon effect), no perceptual unbending of the bent chevron occurred.
(5) A stepwise multiple regression analysis revealed that the best two-variable prediction equation included the hypotenuse of horizontal and vertical error for both psychomotor tests (R = 0.329).
(6) Exceptional laws applied in that little triangle, the coast a 6-mile hypotenuse, its midpoint Covehithe.
(7) The problem was an orientation effect; hypotenuse estimates for vertically oriented figures were larger than those for horizontally oriented figures composed of the same lengths.