Definition:Secant Function

Linguistic Note
The word secant comes from the Latin secantus that which is cutting, the present participle of secare to cut.

It is pronounced with the emphasis on the first syllable and a long e: see-kant.

Also see

 * Definition:Sine
 * Definition:Cosine
 * Definition:Tangent Function
 * Definition:Cotangent
 * Definition:Cosecant


 * Secant is Reciprocal of Cosine