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Cotangent vs Arccotangent - What's the difference?

cotangent | arccotangent |

In trigonometry|lang=en terms the difference between cotangent and arccotangent

is that cotangent is (trigonometry) in a right triangle, the reciprocal of the tangent of an angle symbols: cot, ctg or ctn while arccotangent is (trigonometry) an inverse of the cotangent function symbol: arccot.

As nouns the difference between cotangent and arccotangent

is that cotangent is (trigonometry) in a right triangle, the reciprocal of the tangent of an angle symbols: cot, ctg or ctn while arccotangent is (trigonometry) an inverse of the cotangent function symbol: arccot.

cotangent

English

(wikipedia cotangent)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (trigonometry) In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the tangent of an angle. Symbols: cot, ctg or ctn

    • arccotangent

    English

    Noun

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  • (trigonometry) An inverse of the cotangent function. Symbol: arccot

    • See also

    * ("arccotangent" on Wikipedia)