- secant
- secant (n.) 1590s, from L. secantem (nom. secans) "a cutting," prp. of secare "to cut" (see SECTION (Cf. section)). First used by Danish mathematician Thomas Fincke in "Geometria Rotundi" (1583).
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sécant — sécant, ante [ sekɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. et n. f. • 1542; lat. secans, de secare « couper » 1 ♦ Qui coupe (une ligne, un plan). Droite, courbe sécante (opposé à parallèle, tangente) . Plan sécant. Cercles sécants, sphères sécantes, ayant des points… … Encyclopédie Universelle
secant — SECÁNT, Ă, secanţi, te, adj., s.f. 1. adj. (Despre drepte, curbe) Care întretaie o linie, un plan. ♢ Plan secant = plan care intersectează una sau mai multe suprafeţe. ♦ (Substantivat, f.) Dreaptă care intersectează în două puncte un cerc sau o… … Dicționar Român
Secant — is a term in mathematics. It comes from the Latin secare (to cut). It can refer to: * a secant line, in geometry * the trigonometric function called secant * the secant method, a root finding algorithm in numerical analysismathdab … Wikipedia
Secant — Secant, n. [Cf. F. s[ e]cante. See {Secant}, a.] 1. (Geom.) A line that cuts another; especially, a straight line cutting a curve in two or more points. [1913 Webster] 2. (Trig.) A right line drawn from the center of a circle through one end of a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
secant — [sē′kənt] adj. [L secans, prp. of secare, to cut: see SAW1] cutting; intersecting n. 1. Geom. any straight line intersecting a curve at two or more points 2. Trigonometry the reciprocal of the cosine; specif., a) the ratio of the hypotenuse to… … English World dictionary
Secant — Se cant (s[=e] k[a^]nt), a. [L. secans, antis, p. pr. of secare to cut. See {Section}.] Cutting; dividing into two parts; as, a secant line. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sécant — sécant, ante (sé kan, kan t ) adj. Terme de géométrie. Qui coupe. Plant sécant. ÉTYMOLOGIE Lat. secare, couper … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
secant — ► NOUN 1) Mathematics (in a right angled triangle) the ratio of the hypotenuse to the shorter side adjacent to an acute angle. 2) Geometry a straight line that cuts a curve in two or more parts. ORIGIN from Latin secare to cut … English terms dictionary
Sécant — Aspect sécant/non sécant Catégories verbales Temps : Temps simples : Présent Imparfait (indicatif/subjonctif … Wikipédia en Français
secant — noun Etymology: New Latin secant , secans, from Latin, present participle of secare to cut more at saw Date: 1593 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
