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Cosecant

Co-se′cant

(k?-s?′k?nt)
,
Noun.
[For
co. secans
, an abbrev. of L.
complementi secans
.]
(Trig.)
The secant of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust. of
Functions
.

Definition 2024


cosecant

cosecant

English

Noun

cosecant (plural cosecants)

  1. (trigonometry) In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the sine of an angle. Symbols: cosec, csc

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