ALL meanings of cotangent
co·tan·gent
C c - noun cotangent (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 3
- noun cotangent the reciprocal of the tangent 3
- noun cotangent the ratio of the adjacent side of a given acute angle in a right triangle to the opposite side 3
- noun cotangent an equivalent, positive or negative ratio for certain related angles (Ex.: the cotangent of 57° or 237° is .6494, of 123° or 303° is −.6494) or real numbers representing radians (Ex.: the cotangent of .9948 radians (57°) is .6494) 3
- noun cotangent mathematics: reciprocal of tangent 1
- noun cotangent (in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the side opposite. 1
- noun cotangent the tangent of the complement, or the reciprocal of the tangent, of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cot, ctn. 1
- noun cotangent (in a right-angled triangle) the ratio of the side (other than the hypotenuse) adjacent to a particular acute angle to the side opposite the angle. 1
- noun cotangent (trigonometry) In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the tangent of an angle. Symbols: cot, ctg, or ctn. 0