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arcsecant

arcsecant

9.9
The angle whose secant is a given number
  • noun
  • /ˌɑrkˈsiːkənt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : arcosecante
  • The arcsecant of 2 is the angle whose secant is 2.

Examples

  • Some calculators do not have a direct arcsecant button, so alternate methods are required.

  • To find the angle whose secant is 2, you must calculate the arcsecant of 2.

  • In this equation, you need to use the arcsecant function to find the value of x.

  • The arcsecant is a crucial concept.

  • What is the arcsecant of 1?

  • In trigonometry, the arcsecant function helps determine angles based on the secant value.

  • When solving for x, the arcsecant of the number provided gives the required angle.

Synonyms

arc secant
vsarcsecant
  • Specialized
9.9

An angle whose secant or 1 divided by its cosine equals a given number

is written as a single word without a space
arcsec
vsarcsecant
  • Specialized
9.9

An angle that has a given secant value

is written as the full single word rather than an abbreviation
inverse secant
vsarcsecant
  • Specialized
9.9

An angle whose cosine equals 1 divided by a given number

keeps the same meaning but uses the technical single-word name

Surface Forms

arcsecant singular
arcsecants plural

Morphology

arcsecant = arc + secant (semi-transparent) = arc + secant

Morphologically 'arc' + 'secant' directly form the term in mathematics, but understanding requires domain knowledge of inverse trigonometric notation, so it is not fully transparent to general learners.

Etymology

Arcsecant comes from two parts: arc and secant. arc means a curved 'part of a circle' (think of the 'arc' of a rainbow), and secant comes from a root that means 'to cut', like in the word section, because a secant is a line that 'cuts' a circle. So, arcsecant names the angle (an arc) that has a given secant value, in other words the angle whose secant is that number.