In geometry:
A line that intersects a curve in at least 2 points.
In trigonometry:
In a right angle triangle, the secant of an angle is the length of the hypotenuse divided by the length of the adjacent side.
Tag: mathwords
Factoring
The process by which a mathematical expression is simplified into components, smaller and simpler, that when multiplied together result in the original expression.
Vinculum
Most commonly the horizontal line above the repetend in a decimal.
Previously, it was used to indicate a group of terms in a mathematical expression. This has been replaced with parentheses.
Repetend: a repeated number or series of numbers; similarly, it is also means a repeated word or phrase.