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arc cosecant

noun Trigonometry.

the angle, measured in radians, that has a cosecant equal to a given number. Abbreviation: arc csc; Symbol: csc−1

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Nearby words

  1. arbuthnot, john,
  2. arbutus,
  3. arbutus, trailing,
  4. arc,
  5. arc cos,
  6. arc cosine,
  7. arc cot,
  8. arc cotangent,
  9. arc csc,
  10. arc de triomphe

Origin of arc cosecant

First recorded in 1905–10
Also called inverse cosecant.
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Science definitions for arc cosecant

arc cosecant

The inverse of the cosecant function.
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