Secant
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Secant is a term in mathematics derived from the Latin secare ("to cut"). It may refer to: * a secant line, in geometry * the secant variety, in algebraic geometry * secant (trigonometry) (Latin: secans), the multiplicative inverse (or reciprocal) trigonometric function of the cosine * the secant method, a root-finding algorithm in numerical analysis, based on secant lines to graphs of functions * a secant ogive in nose cone design sr:Секанс
Secant is a term in mathematics derived from the Latin secare ("to cut"). It may refer to: a secant line, in geometry the secant variety, in algebraic geometry secant (trigonometry) (Latin: secans), the multiplicative inverse (or reciprocal) trigonometric function of the cosine the secant method, a root-finding algorithm in numerical analysis, based on secant lines to graphs of functions a secant ogive in nose cone design sr:Секанс
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