hyperbolic secant

noun

A hyperbolic function that is written in symbol sech and defined as the following

“operatorname sech(x)=1/(cosh (x))=2/(eˣ+e⁻ˣ).”

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Meanings

nounhyperbolic secant (plural hyperbolic secants)

plural hyperbolic secants

  1. mathematicsA hyperbolic function that is written in symbol sech and defined as the following

    operatorname sech(x)=1/(cosh (x))=2/(eˣ+e⁻ˣ).

Translations

Bulgarian хиперболичен секанс
  • хиперболичен секанс (hiperboličen sekans)hyperbolic function
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