Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

secant method

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English

Syllables: se-can-t method
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An iterative numerical method for finding a root of an equation f(x)=0, using a succession of roots of secant lines to better approximate the root.

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does secant method mean?: An iterative numerical method for finding a root of an equation f(x)=0, using a succession of roots of secant lines to better approximate the root.

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