arc secant
noun Trigonometry.
the angle, measured in radians, that has a secant equal to a given number. Abbreviation: arc sec; Symbol: sec−1
Also called
inverse secant.
Origin of arc secant
First recorded in 1905–10
Words nearby arc secant
arc furnace,
arc lamp,
arc light,
arc of lowitz,
arc sec,
arc secant,
arc second,
arc sine,
arc spectrum,
arc tan,
arc tangent
Scientific definitions for arc secant
arc secant
The inverse of the secant function.