coterminal

American  

[koh-tur-muhn-uhl] / koʊˈtɜr mən əl /

adjective

1. completely overlapping in scope or extent; coterminous.

2. Geometry. (of angles) having the same vertex and sides, but differing by 360° or 2𝜋 in angular measure.

3. (of a university student) working simultaneously on a bachelor's and a master's degree, to finish both at the same time.

4. (of a bachelor's degree, a master's degree, or both) being pursued by a student at the same time as another degree, with the same finishing date for both.

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Example Sentences

For the following exercises, find the angle between 0° and 360° that is coterminal with the given angle.

From Textbooks • Dec. 1, 2021

The angle is coterminal, but not less than so we subtract another rotation:

From Textbooks • Dec. 1, 2021

Any angle has infinitely many coterminal angles because each time we add 360° to that angle—or subtract 360° from it—the resulting value has a terminal side in the same location.

From Textbooks • Dec. 1, 2021

If two angles in standard position have the same terminal side, they are coterminal angles.

From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015

Any angle has infinitely many coterminal angles because each time we add to that angle—or subtract from it—the resulting value has a terminal side in the same location.

From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015