cotangent

ratio of the adjacent side of an angle in a right triangle to the angle's opposite side
Thing trigonometric_function Q1264373
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cotangent

Summary

cotangent is a trigonometric function[1]. cotangent draws 173 Wikipedia views per month (trigonometric_function category, ranking #7 of 12).[2]

Key Facts

  • cotangent's instance of is recorded as trigonometric function[3].
  • cotangent's instance of is recorded as odd function[4].
  • cotangent's instance of is recorded as meromorphic function[5].
  • cotangent is part of tangent and cotangent[6].
  • cotangent's Commons category is recorded as Cotangent function[7].
  • cotangent's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-2:2019 Quantities and units — Part 2: Mathematics[8].
  • cotangent's definition domain is recorded as real numbers without multiples of π[9].
  • cotangent's codomain is recorded as set of real numbers[10].
  • cotangent's partial function domain is recorded as set of real numbers[11].
  • cotangent's image of function is recorded as set of real numbers[12].
  • cotangent's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[13].
  • cotangent's mathematical inverse is recorded as arcus cotangent[14].
  • cotangent's mathematical inverse is recorded as tangent[15].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include trigonometric function[3], odd function[4], and meromorphic function[5].

Use and Application

cotangent is part of tangent and cotangent[6].

Why It Matters

cotangent draws 173 Wikipedia views per month (trigonometric_function category, ranking #7 of 12).[2] cotangent has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] cotangent is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). cotangent. Retrieved October 4, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/cotangent
MLA “cotangent.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 4 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/cotangent.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_cotangent_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{cotangent}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/cotangent}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-04}}
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  1. 1d ago · MsynBot bot · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Defining formula → \cot x = \frac{\cos x}{\sin x}, \cot x = \frac{1}{\tan x}
    Sitelink count → 40
    Image of function → set of real numbers
    In defining formula → \cot x, \sin x, \cos x +1
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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