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Exsecant


\begin{displaymath}
\mathop{\rm exsec}\nolimits x\equiv\sec x-1,
\end{displaymath}

where $\sec x$ is the Secant.

See also Coversine, Haversine, Secant, Versine


References

Abramowitz, M. and Stegun, C. A. (Eds.). Handbook of Mathematical Functions with Formulas, Graphs, and Mathematical Tables, 9th printing. New York: Dover, p. 78, 1972.




© 1996-9 Eric W. Weisstein
1999-05-25