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secant

noun

/ˈsiːkənt/

Meaning

A straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points.

In geometry, a secant cuts the circle at two distinct points.

line, chord, tangent, ray

curve, arc

secant line, secant method, secant function, secant angle

The ability to use imagination to produce original ideas or to make something new or imaginative.

A very large quantity of something; plenty

a tool with a heavy blade for cutting wood

the process of coming into view, existence, or prominence

a person responsible for the final content of a newspaper, magazine, or book

the faculty of perceiving sounds; a session in which testimony and arguments are heard