coth

British  

/ kɒθ /

noun

1. hyperbolic cotangent; a hyperbolic function that is the ratio of cosh to sinh, being the reciprocal of tanh

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coth Scientific  

1. Abbreviation of hyperbolic cotangent

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Etymology

Origin of coth

C20: from _cot ( _angent ) + _h ( _yperbolic )

Example Sentences

Tanh, sech, csch, and coth are pronounced “tanch,” “seech,” “coseech,” and “cotanch,” respectively.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

Then, using the definitions for the other hyperbolic functions, we conclude that tanh x = 3/5, csch x = 4/3, sech x = 4/5, and coth x = 5/3.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

He says that, "Dowel and Dobet and Dobest the thirde coth he Arn thre fair vertues and ben not fer to fynde."

From History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour by L'Estrange, Alfred Guy Kingan