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# Function acot
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Calculate the inverse cotangent of a value, defined as `acot(x) = atan(1/x)`.
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For matrices, the function is evaluated element wise.
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## Syntax
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```js
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math.acot(x)
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```
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### Parameters
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Parameter | Type | Description
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--------- | ---- | -----------
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`x` | number | Complex | Array | Matrix | Function input
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### Returns
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Type | Description
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---- | -----------
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number | Complex | Array | Matrix | The arc cotangent of x
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## Examples
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```js
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math.acot(0.5); // returns number 0.4636476090008061
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math.acot(math.cot(1.5)); // returns number 1.5
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math.acot(2); // returns Complex 1.5707963267948966 -1.3169578969248166 i
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```
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## See also
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[cot](cot.md),
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[atan](atan.md)
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