Associations to the word «Secant»
Wiktionary
SECANT, noun. (geometry) A straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points.
SECANT, noun. (trigonometry) In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the cosine of an angle. Symbol: sec
Dictionary definition
SECANT, noun. A straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points.
SECANT, noun. Ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle.
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.