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Adjacent-over-opposite in right triangles
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cotangent
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context trigonometry English) In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the tangent of an angle. Symbols: cot, ctg(,) or ctn
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
from co. tangent , abbreviation of complement + tangent (n.).
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
redirect Trigonometric functions#cot
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International 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 .
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. ratio of the adjacent to the opposite side of a right-angled triangle [syn: cotan ]
Usage examples of cotangent.
Remotely he heard the boy tell the nature of a secant, a cosecant, a tangent and cotangent, a sine and its fellow.
The next morning the blackboard was present, fixed by thumbscrews within easy reach of the Captain's hand, and from it the boys were taught, with words and diagrams, the nature of sine, cosine, tangent, cotangent, secant and cosecant, the relations between them, and their value in helping to find your position in a prodigious ocean, no shore, no landmark for ten thousand miles.