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The tangent of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust. of Functions.

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In a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the adjacent side to the length of the opposite side; the reciprocal of the tangent.

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For any acute angle in a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the opposite side, to the length of the adjacent side. Cot x = 1/tan x

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

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(trig) The tangent of the complement.

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Cotangent (abbreviated cot) is a trigonometric ratio, corresponding to the length of the adjacent side divided by the length of the opposite side of the right triangle. Cotangent is equal to 1/ tangent.

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