in a right-angled triangle, the measurement of an acute angle that is equal to the length of the side between the angle and the right angle divided by the length of the side opposite the angle
Synonyms and related words
Describing and measuring angles
at right angles to/at a right angle to
cos
cosine
cotangent
noun countable maths
US /ˌkoʊˈtændʒənt/
Word Forms
singular
cotangent
plural
cotangents
DEFINITIONS1
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in a right triangle, the measurement of an acute angle that is equal to the length of the side between the angle and the right angle divided by the length of the side opposite the angle