"arcsecant" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: arcsecants [plural]
Etymology: From arc- + secant. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|arc|secant}} arc- + secant Head templates: {{en-noun}} arcsecant (plural arcsecants)
  1. (trigonometry) function that is the compositional inverse of the secant function. Symbol: arcsec Translations (arcsecant): arcosecante [feminine] (Asturian), arc secant [feminine] (Catalan), arcsécante [feminine] (French), arco secante [feminine] (Galician), arcosecante [feminine] (Italian), arco-secante [feminine] (Portuguese), arcosecante [feminine] (Spanish)

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