Definition:Secant
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Linguistic Note
The word secant comes from the Latin secantus (that which is cutting), the present participle of secare to cut.
This arises from the fact that it is the length of the line from the origin which cuts the tangent line.
It is pronounced with the emphasis on the first syllable and a long e: see-kant.