The tangent of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust. of Functions.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            In a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the adjacent side to the length of the opposite side; the reciprocal of the tangent.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            For any acute angle in a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the opposite side, to the length of the adjacent side. Cot x = 1/tan x