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Secant – definitions in English dictionary

noun

The ratio of the hypotenuse to the shorter side adjacent to an acute angle (in a right-angled triangle); the reciprocal of a cosine.

Usage examples:

The secant of this angle is 1.61806 which is remarkably close to the golden ratio 1.618034.
noun

A straight line that cuts a curve in two or more parts.

Usage examples:

Note that the air mass is approximately equal to the secant of the zenith angle (that angle from di…

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割线

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Secans, Snijlijn, Snijdend

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Sécante

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Sekante, Sekant

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काटनेवाला, छेदिका, कोटिज्या, छेदन रेखा

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Secante

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시컨트, 끊는

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Секущая, Секущий, Секанс, Пересекающий

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Secante

Word origin

late 16th century; from French sécante, based on Latin secare ‘to cut’.

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noun

The ratio of the hypotenuse to the shorter side adjacent to an acute angle (in a right-angled triangle); the reciprocal of a cosine.

Usage examples:

The secant of this angle is 1.61806 which is remarkably close to the golden ratio 1.618034.
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