Look up: Secant

1. secant
   [n] - a straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points 2. [n] - ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
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2. Secant
   Note: In this series A is in radians and See also: Cosecant, Cosine, Cotangent, Series Expansions, Sine, Tangent.
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3. secant
   a method of constructing a concrete wall in poor ground by mean of a continuous row of concrete filled boreholes.Alternate holes are bored in two successive series such that adjacent piles overlap Category: Building industry • a measure of material stiffness; stiffer material has a highe...
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4. Secant
   Se'cant (sē'kănt) adjective [ Latin secans , -antis , present participle of secare to cut. See Section .] Cutting; dividing into two parts; as, a secant line.
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5. Secant
   Secant noun [ Confer French sécante . See Secant , adjective ] 1. (Geom.) A line that cuts another; especially, a straight line cutting a curve in two or more points. 2. (Trig.) A rig...
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6. secant
   1. <geometry> A line that cuts another; especially, a straight line cutting a curve in two or more points. ... 2. <mathematics> 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 th...
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7. secant
   sec noun ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
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8. secant
   noun a straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points
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9. Secant
   • (a.) A line that cuts another; especially, a straight line cutting a curve in two or more points. • (a.) Cutting; divivding into two parts; as, a secant line. • (a.) A right line drawn from the center of a circle through one end of a circular arc, and terminated by a tangent drawn f...
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10. secant
    (from the article `trigonometry`) ...and their application to calculations. There are six functions of an angle commonly used in trigonometry. Their names and abbreviations are sine ...
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11. secant
    secant, in mathematics. 1. In geometry, a secant is a straight line cutting a curve or surface. If it intersects the curve in two different points, as in the secant of a circle, the segment of the secant between the points is called a chord. The limiting position of a secant, if such a limit exists,...
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12. Secant
    A secant is a line that cuts another, the term being applied to a straight line drawn from the centre of a circle through one end of an arc, and terminated by a tangent drawn through the other end.
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13. secant
    In trigonometry, the function of a given angle in a right-angled triangle, obtained by dividing the length of the hypotenuse (the longest side) by the length of the side adjacent to the angle. It is the reciprocal of the cosine (sec = 1/cos)
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