Cosecant vs. Arcsine — What's the Difference?
Cosecant is the reciprocal of sine in trigonometry, whereas arcsine is the inverse function of sine, returning angles.
Difference Between Cosecant and Arcsine
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Cosecant
The reciprocal of the sine of an angle in a right triangle.
Arcsine
(trigonometry) Any of several single-valued or multivalued functions that are inverses of the sine function. Symbol: arcsin, sin−1 Category:en:Trigonometric functions Category:en:Functions
Cosecant
The secant of the complement of a directed angle or arc.
Cosecant
(trigonometry) In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the sine of an angle. Symbols: cosec, csc Category:en:Trigonometric functions
Cosecant
The secant of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust. of Functions.
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Cosecant
Ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side of a right-angled triangle
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