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secant

Pronunciation: [səˈkan]

“secant” is a Catalan word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. secant

In Catalan

  1. Dit d'una línia o corba que interseca amb una altra de donada.
  2. Raó trigonomètrica que és la inversa del cosinus i és el quocient entre la longitud de la hipotenusa i la longitud del catet adjacent.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin secantem.

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