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Function sec #

Calculate the secant of a value, defined as sec(x) = 1/cos(x).

For matrices, the function is evaluated element wise.

Syntax #

math.sec(x)

Parameters #

Parameter Type Description
x Number | Boolean | Complex | Unit | Array | Matrix Function input

Returns #

Type Description
Number | Complex | Array | Matrix Secant of x

Examples #

math.sec(2);      // returns Number -2.4029979617223822
1 / math.cos(2);  // returns Number -2.4029979617223822

See also #

cos, csc, cot