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2
3# Function cot
4
5Calculate the cotangent of a value. Defined as `cot(x) = 1 / tan(x)`.
6
7For matrices, the function is evaluated element wise.
8
9
10## Syntax
11
12```js
13math.cot(x)
14```
15
16### Parameters
17
18Parameter | Type | Description
19--------- | ---- | -----------
20`x` | number &#124; Complex &#124; Unit &#124; Array &#124; Matrix | Function input
21
22### Returns
23
24Type | Description
25---- | -----------
26number &#124; Complex &#124; Array &#124; Matrix | Cotangent of x
27
28
29## Examples
30
31```js
32math.cot(2)      // returns number -0.45765755436028577
331 / math.tan(2)  // returns number -0.45765755436028577
34```
35
36
37## See also
38
39[tan](tan.md),
40[sec](sec.md),
41[csc](csc.md)

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3	`# Function cot`
4
5	Calculate the cotangent of a value. Defined as `cot(x) = 1 / tan(x)`.
6
7	`For matrices, the function is evaluated element wise.`
8
9
10	`## Syntax`
11
12	```js
13	`math.cot(x)`
14	```
15
16	`### Parameters`
17
18	`Parameter \| Type \| Description`
19	`--------- \| ---- \| -----------`
20	`x` \| number \| Complex \| Unit \| Array \| Matrix \| Function input
21
22	`### Returns`
23
24	`Type \| Description`
25	`---- \| -----------`
26	`number \| Complex \| Array \| Matrix \| Cotangent of x`
27
28
29	`## Examples`
30
31	```js
32	`math.cot(2) // returns number -0.45765755436028577`
33	`1 / math.tan(2) // returns number -0.45765755436028577`
34	```
35
36
37	`## See also`
38
39	`[tan](tan.md),`
40	`[sec](sec.md),`
41	`[csc](csc.md)`