secant
/ˈsiːkænt/
noun
- In a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the hypotenuse to the length of the side adjacent to a given angle.
- In trigonometry class, we calculated the secant of 30 degrees.
- The teacher explained that the secant is the reciprocal of the cosine.
- To find the secant of the angle, divide the hypotenuse by the adjacent side.
- A straight line that cuts a curve at two or more points.
- We drew a secant through the parabola to study its shape.
- A secant is different from a tangent because it intersects the curve in two places.
- The secant crossed the circle at exactly two points.