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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
secant /ˈsiːk(ə)nt, ˈsɛk-/

▶noun

1 Mathematics the ratio of the hypotenuse (in a right-angled triangle) to the shorter side adjacent to an acute angle.

2 Geometry a straight line that cuts a curve in two or more parts.

– origin C16; from Fr. sécante, based on L. secare ‘to cut’.

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