Secant 1316124 216465063 2008-06-01T19:56:46Z Epbr123 1395162 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/76.175.119.52|76.175.119.52]] ([[User talk:76.175.119.52|talk]]) to last version by Giftlite '''Secant''' is a term in mathematics. It comes from the Latin ''secare'' (to cut). It can refer to: * a [[secant line]], in geometry * the [[trigonometric function]] called secant * the [[secant method]], a root-finding algorithm in numerical analysis <noinclude>{{mathdab}} [[da:Sekant]] [[de:Sekante]] [[eu:Sekante]] [[fr:Sécante]] [[it:Secante]] [[pt:Secante]] [[sr:Секанс]] [[sv:Sekant]]</noinclude>