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Secant vs Arcsecant - What's the difference?

secant | arcsecant |

As an adjective secant

is intersecting.

As a noun arcsecant is

(trigonometry) function that is the compositional inverse of the secant function symbol: arcsec.

secant

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (geometry) A straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points.
  • (trigonometry) In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the cosine of an angle. Symbol: sec

    • Related terms

    * cosecant * section * sector

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    arcsecant

    English

    (wikipedia arcsecant)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (trigonometry) function that is the compositional inverse of the secant function. Symbol: arcsec

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