Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe inverse function of the cotangent; the angle that has a cotangent equal to a given number
Similar
arc cotangentinverse cotangent
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂erkʷ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂erkʷos
- Proto-Italic*arkuos
- Latinarcus
- Englisharc-
- Englishcotangent
- Englisharccotangent
Translations
Catalan arccotangent
- arccotangentinverse of the cotangent function
Chinese Mandarin 反餘切 /反余切
- 反餘切 /反余切 (fǎnyúqiè)inverse of the cotangent function
Czech arkuskotangens
- arkuskotangensinverse of the cotangent function
Finnish arkuskotangentti
- arkuskotangenttiinverse of the cotangent function
French arccotangente
- arccotangenteinverse of the cotangent function
Italian arcocotangente
- arcocotangenteinverse of the cotangent function
Portuguese arco-cotangente
- arco-cotangenteinverse of the cotangent function
Romanian arccotangentă
- arccotangentăinverse of the cotangent function
Russian арккота́нгенс
- арккота́нгенс (arkkotángens)inverse of the cotangent function
Spanish arcocotangente
- arcocotangenteinverse of the cotangent function
Cite this entry
APA
arccotangent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arccotangent
MLA
“arccotangent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arccotangent. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arccotangent,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arccotangent.
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