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余割 (よかつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

余よ割かつ

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Meanings

1

noun

cosecant

mathematics

Mathematical term; used in trigonometry. Rare in everyday conversation.

余よ割かつは正せい弦げんの逆ぎゃく数すうです。
Cosecant is the reciprocal of sine.

Kanji

余too much, myself, surplus
割proportion, comparatively, divide

Similar words

正せい弦げん
正弦 is sine, while 余割 is cosecant (reciprocal of sine).
余よ弦げん
余弦 is cosine; 余割 is cosecant, a different trigonometric function.
正せい割かつ
正割 is secant (reciprocal of cosine), while 余割 is cosecant (reciprocal of sine).

Etymology

From 余 (complementary) and 割 (division), referring to the complementary relationship with sine in trigonometry.