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Meaning of secant in English
Pronunciation
/ˈsiˌkænt/
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Noun
secant
Etymology
late 16th century; from French sécante, based on Latin secare‘to cut’
Definitions
1.
a straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points
2.
ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle