cotangent
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cotangent
- /ˈkoʊˌtænd͡ʒənt/ US
noun cotangents
- In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the tangent of an angle. Symbols: cot, ctg, or ctn
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noun trigonometric function
| Español | cotangente |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 余接 yosetsu, コタンジェント kotanjento |
| 中文 | 餘切 /余切 yúqiē |
| Português | co-tangente |
| Français | cotangente |
| Deutsch | Kotangens |
| Italiano | cotangente |
| Ελληνικά | συνεφαπτομένη synefaptoméni |
| Română | cotangentă |
| Русский | кота́нгенс kotángens |
| Tiếng Việt | côtang |
| العربية | ظِلّ اَلتَّمَام ẓill at-tamām |
| עברית | קוטנגנס kotangens |
Talk about this word "cotangent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cotangent. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cotangent. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cotangent "cotangent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cotangent.
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@misc{cotangent_2026,
title = {cotangent},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cotangent},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
