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(1):

(a.) A line that cuts another; especially, a straight line cutting a curve in two or more points.

(2):

(a.) 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 line of this line to the radius of the circle. See Trigonometrical function, under Function.

(3):

(a.) Cutting; divivding into two parts; as, a secant line.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Secant'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/secant.html. 1828.
 
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