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secants

secants is the plural of secant.

Meaning of secant

Noun

secant (plural secants)

  1. A straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points.
  2. In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the cosine of an angle. Symbol: sec

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Phrases with secants

Questions about secants

What is secants the plural of?
Secants is the plural of secant.

Words near secants in the dictionary

  1. SECAmb
  2. secancy
  3. secant
  4. secant method
  5. secantly
  6. secants
  7. secapin
  8. SECAs
  9. secateur
  10. secateurs
  11. Secaucus

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