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Cotangent Definition & Meaning

cotangent
noun
  1. ratio of the adjacent to the opposite side of a right- angled triangle

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What does cotangent mean?
ratio of the adjacent to the opposite side of a right- angled triangle
What part of speech is cotangent?
Cotangent is a noun.

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