01 a. Cutting; dividing into two parts; as, a secant line.
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Cutting; dividing into two parts; as, a secant line.
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Webster, 1913
Secant
02 n. A line that cuts another; especially, a straight line cutting a curve in two or more points.
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A line that cuts another; especially, a straight line cutting a curve in two or more points.(Geom.)
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A right line drawn from the center of a circle through one end of a circular arc, and terminated by a tangent drawn from the other end; the number expressing the ratio of this line to the radius of the circle. See Trigonometrical function, under Function.(Trig.) See: Function