cosecant
/koʊˈsiːkənt/
noun
- In trigonometry, the ratio of the length of the hypotenuse to the length of the side opposite a given angle in a right triangle; the reciprocal of the sine.
- Students often confuse cosecant with secant in their trigonometry homework.
- To find the cosecant, first measure the opposite side and the hypotenuse.
- The cosecant of an angle is equal to 1 divided by the sine of that angle.
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