Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language
A classical language is a language
A language is a structured system of communication
Communication (from Latin ''communicare'', meaning "to share" or "to be in relation with") is "an appa ...
''secare'' ("to cut"). It may refer to:
* a secant line
In geometry
Geometry (from the grc, γεωμετρία; ' "earth", ' "measurement") is, with , one of the oldest branches of . It is concerned with properties of space that are related with distance, shape, size, and relative position of ...
, in geometry
* the secant variety, in algebraic geometry
* secant (trigonometry)
In mathematics
Mathematics (from Ancient Greek, Greek: ) includes the study of such topics as quantity (number theory), mathematical structure, structure (algebra), space (geometry), and calculus, change (mathematical analysis, analysis). I ...
(Latin: secans), the multiplicative inverse (or reciprocal) trigonometric function of the cosine
* the secant method
In numerical analysis, the secant method is a root-finding algorithm that uses a succession of Root of a function, roots of secant lines to better approximate a root of a Function (mathematics), function ''f''. The secant method can be thought o ...
, a root-finding algorithm in numerical analysis, based on secant lines to graphs of functions
* a secant ogive
Given the problem of the aerodynamic
study at Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island in 1990. A vortex is created by passage of an aircraft wing, revealed by smoke. Vortices are one of the many phenomena associated with the study of aerodynam ...
in nose cone design