cotangent

cotangentcot θ = ^b/_a

co·tan·gent

C0674800 (kō-tăn′jənt, kō′tăn′-)n. Abbr. cot1. The reciprocal of the tangent of an angle in a right triangle.2. The tangent of the complement of a directed angle or arc.

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co′tan·gen′tial (-jĕn′shəl) adj.

cotangent

(kəʊˈtændʒənt) n (Mathematics) (of an angle) a trigonometric function that in a right-angled triangle is the ratio of the length of the adjacent side to that of the opposite side; the reciprocal of tangent. Abbreviation: cot, cotan or ctn cotangential adj

co•tan•gent

(koʊˈtæn dʒənt, ˈkoʊˌtæn-)

n. 1. (in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the side opposite. 2. the tangent of the complement, or the reciprocal of the tangent, of a given angle or arc. Abbr.: cot, ctn Also called co•tan (ˈkoʊˌtæn) [1625–35; < New Latin cotangent-, s. of cotangēns] co`tan•gen′tial (-ˈdʒɛn ʃəl) adj.

co·tan·gent

(kō-tăn′jənt) The ratio of the length of the adjacent side of an acute angle in a right triangle to the length of the opposite side; the inverse of a tangent.

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cotangent - ratio of the adjacent to the opposite side of a right-angled trianglecotancircular 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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