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secant

/ˈsiː.kənt/

Übersetzung: Substantiv mit zwei Hauptbedeutungen: in der Geometrie eine Gerade, die eine Kurve in zwei oder mehr Punkten schneidet; in der Trigonometrie der Kehrwert des Kosinus, also das Verhältnis von Hypotenuse zu Ankathete im rechtwinkligen Dreieck.

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noun

C1formalcommonscientific/ˈsiː.kənt/

A noun with two primary meanings: in geometry, a straight line that cuts a curve at two or more points; in trigonometry, the ratio of the length of the hypotenuse to the length of the adjacent side in a right-angled triangle.

  • 🇩🇪Substantiv mit zwei Hauptbedeutungen: in der Geometrie eine Gerade, die eine Kurve in zwei oder mehr Punkten schneidet; in der Trigonometrie der Kehrwert des Kosinus, also das Verhältnis von Hypotenuse zu Ankathete im rechtwinkligen Dreieck.
  1. Geometry: Intersecting line C1 formal technical

    A straight line that cuts a curve at two or more distinct points.

    • The secant of a circle intersects it at two points.
    • In geometry, a secant is defined by its intersection with a curve.
    • The graph shows a secant crossing the parabola at two locations.

    🇩🇪Sekante

  2. Trigonometry: Ratio C1 formal technical

    The reciprocal of the cosine function; the ratio of the length of the hypotenuse to the length of the adjacent side in a right-angled triangle.

    • The secant of angle A is equal to the hypotenuse divided by the adjacent side.
    • In trigonometry, secant is often abbreviated as sec.
    • To solve the problem, calculate the secant of 30 degrees.

    🇩🇪Sekans

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