Australian English Meaning of secant
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Definitions and Meaning of secant in English
secant (n)
a straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points
ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
secant (a.)
Cutting; divivding into two parts; as, a secant line.
A line that cuts another; especially, a straight line cutting a curve in two or more points.
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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secant
a straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points, ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangleCutting; divivding into tw
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secancy => drought, secale cereale => rye, secale => rye, sec => second, sebum => sebum,
