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arc secant

noun Trigonometry.
  1. the angle, measured in radians, that has a secant equal to a given number. Abbreviation: arc sec; Symbol: sec−1
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Origin of arc secant

First recorded in 1905–10
Also called inverse secant.
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arc secant

  1. The inverse of the secant function.
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