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<B>CSC</B> _ _ _  _ _ _  _ _ _  _ _ _ <B>operator</B><P>
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The <em>csc</em> operator returns the cosecant of its argument. 
The derivative of <em>csc</em> and some simple transformations are known 
to the system. 
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syntax: </H3>
<em>csc</em>(&lt;expression&gt;) or <em>csc</em> &lt;simple\_expression&gt; 
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&lt;expression&gt; may be any scalar REDUCE expression. &lt;simple\_expression
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must be a single identifier or begin with a prefix operator name. 
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examples: </H3>
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csc(q)*sin(q); 

  CSC(Q)*SIN(Q) 



df(csc(x*y),x); 

  -COT(X*Y)*CSC(X*Y)*Y

</TT></PRE><P>You can write 
<A HREF=r37_0199.html>let</A> statements and procedures to add further 
functionality to <em>csc</em> if you wish. Numerical values of expressions 
involving <em>csc</em> may also be found by turning on the switch 

<A HREF=r37_0330.html>rounded</A>. 
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