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secant
noun
Ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
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ˈsiːkənt
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noun
Ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
noun
A straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points
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