Arc Secant (Noun)
Meaning
The inverse function of the secant; the angle that has a secant equal to a given number.
Classification
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.
Examples
- The arcsecant of 2.2 is an angle whose secant is 2.2.
- To find the arcsecant of a given number, you can use a calculator or consult a trigonometric table.
- The mathematician needed to calculate the arcsecant of 1.7 to solve the equation.
- The arcsecant of x is often used in trigonometric and geometric problems.
- In mathematics, the symbol arcsec is commonly used to represent the inverse secant function, also known as the arcsecant.