COSECANT


Meaning of COSECANT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)kō-ˈsē-ˌkant, -kənt ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin cosecant-, cosecans, from co- + secant-, secans secant

Date: circa 1706

1. : a trigonometric function that for an acute angle is the ratio between the hypotenuse of a right triangle of which the angle is considered part and the leg opposite the angle

2. : a trigonometric function csc θ that is the reciprocal of the sine for all real numbers θ for which the sine is not zero and that is exactly equal to the cosecant of an angle of measure θ in radians

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