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Function csc #
Calculate the cosecant of a value, defined as `csc(x) = 1/sin(x)`.
For matrices, the function is evaluated element wise.
Syntax #
```js
math.csc(x)
```
Parameters #
Parameter | Type | Description
--------- | ---- | -----------
`x` | number | Complex | Unit | Array | Matrix | Function input
Returns #
Type | Description
---- | -----------
number | Complex | Array | Matrix | Cosecant of x
Examples #
```js
math.csc(2) // returns number 1.099750170294617
1 / math.sin(2) // returns number 1.099750170294617
```
See also #
[sin](sin.html),
[sec](sec.html),
[cot](cot.html)