About The Word Secant
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Secant
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What's The Definition Of Secant?
[n] ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
[n] a straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points Synonyms | Synonyms for Secant: sec Related Terms | Find terms related to Secant: See Also | circular function | straight line | trigonometric function Secant In Webster's Dictionary \Se"cant\, a. [L. secans, -antis, p. pr. of secare to
cut. See {Section}.]
Cutting; divivding into two parts; as, a secant line.
\Secant\, n. [Cf. F. s['e]cante. See {Secant}, a.] 1. (Geom.) A line that cuts another; especially, a straight line cutting a curve in two or more points. 2. (Trig.) A right line drawn from the center of a circle through one end of a circular arc, and terminated by a tangent drawn from the other end; the number expressing the ratio line of this line to the radius of the circle. See {Trigonometrical function}, under {Function}. |
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