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'''Cosecant''' is a [[trigonometry|trigonometric]] function describing the ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side in a right triangle.
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The '''cosecant''' is a [[trigonometric function]] describing the [[ratio]] of the [[hypotenuse]] to the opposite side in a [[right triangle]]. It is often abbreviated ''cosec''.
    
<math>\csc \theta = \sec \left(\frac{\pi}{2} - \theta \right) = \frac{1}{\sin \theta}\,</math>
 
<math>\csc \theta = \sec \left(\frac{\pi}{2} - \theta \right) = \frac{1}{\sin \theta}\,</math>
    
[[Category:Mathematics]]
 
[[Category:Mathematics]]
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