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cotan

 

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Noun cotan has 1 sense
  1. cotangent, cotan - ratio of the adjacent to the opposite side of a right-angled triangle
    --1 is a kind of trigonometric function, circular function

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Cotan

Definition

Cotan, short for cotangent, is a trigonometric function that calculates the ratio of the adjacent side to the opposite side in a right triangle.

Senses and Usages

As a Noun:

1. (Mathematics) The reciprocal of the tangent function.

2. (Mathematics) The value obtained by evaluating the cotangent function.

Example sentence: In the given right triangle, the cotan of angle θ is calculated to be 0.75.

As a Verb:

1. (Informal) To engage in small talk or casual conversation.

Example sentence: We spent the evening cotanning with our neighbors at the block party.

As an Adjective:

1. (Informal) Describing something or someone popular or trendy, often in a local context.

Example sentence: That new cafe downtown is really cotan among the local young crowd.

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