The short name for cotangent.
It is the length of the adjacent side divided by the length of the side opposite the angle in a right-angled triangle.
cot(θ) = adjacent / opposite
(Note: the tangent function tan(θ) = opposite / adjacent)
It is the length of the adjacent side divided by the length of the side opposite the angle in a right-angled triangle.
cot(θ) = adjacent / opposite
(Note: the tangent function tan(θ) = opposite / adjacent)
See: Cotangent
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