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Trig.the angle, measured in radians, that has a cotangent equal to a given number. Abbr.: arc cot Symbol: cot-1 Also called inverse cotangent.[1905-10]
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arc cotangent — noun the inverse function of the cotangent; the angle that has a cotangent equal to a given number • Syn: ↑arccotangent, ↑inverse cotangent • Hypernyms: ↑trigonometric function, ↑circular function * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
arc cot — See arc cotangent. * * * … Universalium
arc cot — See arc cotangent … Useful english dictionary
Cotangent — Co*tan gent (k? t?n jent), n. [For co. tangens, an abbrev. of L. complementi tangens. See {Tangent}.] (Trig.) The tangent of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust. of {Functions}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cotangent — cotangential /koh tan jen sheuhl/, adj. /koh tan jeuhnt, koh tan /, n. Trig. 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… … Universalium
cotangent — co•tan•gent [[t]koʊˈtæn dʒənt, ˈkoʊˌtæn [/t]] n. 1) math. (in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the side opposite 2) math. the tangent of the complement, or the reciprocal of the tangent, of a given angle or arc … From formal English to slang
inverse cotangent — noun the inverse function of the cotangent; the angle that has a cotangent equal to a given number • Syn: ↑arc cotangent, ↑arccotangent • Hypernyms: ↑trigonometric function, ↑circular function * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
inverse cotangent — Trig. See arc cotangent. [1905 10] * * * … Universalium
arccotangent — arc cotangent n. The inverse of the cotangent function. * * * … Universalium
circular function — noun function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of the sides of right angled triangle containing the angle • Syn: ↑trigonometric function • Hypernyms: ↑function, ↑mathematical function, ↑single valued function, ↑map, ↑mapping … Useful english dictionary
