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Definition of Exsecant
1. Noun. (trigonometry) The trigonometric function sec(''x'') − 1. Abbreviation: '''exsec''' ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Exsecant
1. a trigonometric function of an angle [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Exsecant
Literary usage of Exsecant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Plane and Spherical Trigonometry by Arthur Graham Hall, Fred Goodrich Frink (1910)
"At each point in a circular arc the radius is extended an amount equal to the
exsecant (in line values) of the arc measured from a fixed point ..."
2. Field engineering: A Handbook of the Theory and Practice of Railway by William Henry Searles, Howard Chapin Ives (1919)
"The exsecant of the supplement of an angle is the same as exsecant of the angle
itself but with a change of sign' thua, ..."
3. Trigonometry by Arthur Graham Hall, Fred Goodrich Frink (1909)
"At each point in a circular arc the radius is extended an amount equal to the
exsecant (in line values) of the arc measured from a fixed point in it. ..."
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