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Cosecant

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Noun

1. cosec, cosecant

ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side of a right-angled triangle

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Cosecant

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noun
(of an angle) a trigonometric function that in a right-angled triangle is the ratio of the length of the hypotenuse to that of the opposite side; the reciprocal of sine
. Abbreviation: cosec

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Cosecant

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noun
Trigonometry Mathematics
the reciprocal of the sine
; specif.
a. 
the ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side of a given acute angle in a right triangle
b. 
an equivalent, positive or negative ratio for certain related angles (Ex.: the cosecant of 57° or 123° is 1.1923, of 237° or 303° is −1.1923) or real numbers representing radians (Ex.: the cosecant of .9948 radians (57°) is 1.1923)

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Cosecant

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n. Abbr. csc
1. The reciprocal of the sine of an angle in a right triangle.
2. The secant of the complement of a directed angle or arc.

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