sech

Symbol, Mathematics.

hyperbolic secant.

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Origin of sech

sec(ant) + h(yperbolic)

Words nearby sech

secede, secern, secernentasida, secession, secessionist, sech, sechenov, seckel, seckel syndrome, seclude, secluded
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British Dictionary definitions for sech

sech
/ (ʃɛk, sɛtʃ, ˈsɛkˈeɪtʃ) /

noun

hyperbolic secant; a hyperbolic function that is the reciprocal of cosh
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Scientific definitions for sech

sech

Abbreviation of hyperbolic secant
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