cosecant curve
1Trigonometric functions — Cosine redirects here. For the similarity measure, see Cosine similarity. Trigonometry History Usage Functions Generalized Inverse functions …
2trigonometry — trigonometric /trig euh neuh me trik/, trigonometrical, adj. trigonometrically, adv. /trig euh nom i tree/, n. the branch of mathematics that deals with the relations between the sides and angles of plane or spherical triangles, and the… …
3Hyperbolic function — A ray through the origin intercepts the hyperbola in the point , where is twice the area between the ray and the …
4hyperbolic functions — ▪ mathematics also called hyperbolic trigonometric functions the hyperbolic sine of z (written sinh z); the hyperbolic cosine of z (cosh z); the hyperbolic tangent of z (tanh z); and the hyperbolic cosecant, secant, and cotangent of z.… …
5secant — noun a) A straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points. b) In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the cosine of an angle. Symbol: sec See …
6mathematics — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. computation, calculation, reckoning, arithmetic. See numeration. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. science of numbers, language of numbers, computation, reckoning, calculation, correlation and deduction of… …
7sine — sine1 [sīn] n. [ML sinus (< L, a bend, curve, hanging fold of a toga), used as transl. of Ar jaib, sine, bosom of a garment] Trigonometry the reciprocal of the cosecant; specif., a) the ratio of the opposite side of a given acute angle in a… …
