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Math function
CSCH
Returns the hyperbolic cosecant of a number.
Rarely usedDifficulty 1350 · AdvancedUsage rank #318 of 520
When to use it
Hyperbolic cosecant: 1/SINH.
The shape of it
- Syntax
=CSCH(number)
Worked examples
One
=CSCH(1) → 0.850918128
One.
Two
=CSCH(2) → 0.275720565
Shrinks quickly.
Negative
=CSCH(-1) → -0.850918128
Odd function.
Worth knowing
- CSCH(x) = 1/SINH(x).
- Rare outside physics.
- No direct inverse; use ASINH(1/x).
Where it goes wrong
- #DIV/0! at 0.
- Absolute values above 2^27 return #NUM!.
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