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Secant
01
a line that crosses a curve at least at two distinct points
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
secants
Examples
By drawing a secant, the mathematician was able to study the curve’s behavior at multiple points.
02
ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
