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secant |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Secant \Se"cant\, a. [L. secans, -antis, p. pr of secare to cut. See {Section}.] Cutting; divivding into two parts as a secant line From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Secant \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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: secant n 1: a straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points 2: ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side
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