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se·cant
/ˈsiˌkænt, kənt/
(
a
.)割的,切的,交叉的割線,正切
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secant
正割; 割線
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secant
正割 割線
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Se·cant
a.
Cutting
;
dividing
into
two
parts
;
as
,
a
secant
line
.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Secant
,
n.
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
of
this
line
to
the
radius
of
the
circle
.
See
Trigonometrical function
,
under
Function
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
secant
n
1:
a
straight
line
that
intersects
a
curve
at
two
or
more
points
2:
ratio
of
the
hypotenuse
to
the
adjacent
side
of
a
right-angled
triangle
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