1. имя существительное [математика] секущая; секанс 2. прилагательное [математика] пересекающий, секущий
1) математика секущая 2) математика секанс 3) пересекающий, секущий
1) секущая 2) секанс
noun Etymology: New Latin secant-, secans, from Latin, present participle of secare to cut — more at saw 1. a straight line cutting a curve at two or more points 2. 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 3. a. 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 b. a trigonometric function sec θ that is the reciprocal of the cosine for all real numbers θ for which the cosine is not zero and that is exactly equal to the secant of an angle of measure θ in radians