SECANT

'Secant' is a term in mathematics. It can refer to:

★ A 'secant' line, in geometry

★ 'Secant', a trigonometric function that is the reciprocal of cosine, given by sec(x)= rac{1}{cos(x)}.

★ In numerical analysis, the secant method is a root-finding algorithm.

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