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secant
noun(se-cant)
a straight line cutting a curve at two or more points
secant
noun(se-cant)
a straight line drawn from the center of a circle through one end of a circular arc to a tangent drawn from the other end of the arc
secant
noun(se-cant)
a trigonometric function that for an acute angle is the ratio of the hypotenuse of a right triangle of which the angle is considered part and the leg adjacent to the angle

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