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Definition of: cotangent
(kō·tan′·jənt) noun Trig.
The tangent of the complement of an angle. [<CO-2 + TANGENT]
Of the angle ACB, the ratio of DE to DC is the cotangent; or, DC being unity, the line DE is the cotangent.
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