Csch

/ˈkoʊ.sɛk.ənt/ noun

Definition

The mathematical abbreviation for hyperbolic cosecant, the reciprocal of the hyperbolic sine function used in advanced mathematics and physics.

Etymology

From 'cosecant' (itself from 'co-' meaning complement, and 'secant') with the 'h' added to denote the hyperbolic version of the trigonometric function.

Kelly Says

Hyperbolic functions are the trigonometry of curves that appear everywhere in nature—from the shape of hanging cables to the geometry of spacetime in Einstein's relativity—and 'csch' is the shorthand physicists use when math gets seriously curved.

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