Secant and Cosecant - Algebrica The secant and cosecant of an angle theta are defined, respectively, as the reciprocals of cos (theta) and sin (theta)
Secant (function) Definition (Illustrated Mathematics Dictionary) In a right angled triangle, the secant of an angle is: The length of the hypotenuse divided by the length of the adjacent side The abbreviation is sec sec (θ) = hypotenuse adjacent It is not commonly used, and is equal to 1 cosine