`sec`

Compute the secant of x expressed in radians.

Base.Math.sec — Function

sec(x)

Compute the secant of x, where x is in radians.

source

sec(A::AbstractMatrix)

Compute the matrix secant of a square matrix A.

Methods

julia> methods(sec, (Any,), [Base, Base.Math, Base.MathConstants, Base.MPFR])# 2 methods for generic function "sec" from Base.Math:
 [1] sec(x::BigFloat)
     @ Base.MPFR mpfr.jl:860
 [2] sec(z::Number)
     @ special/trig.jl:1135

Examples

julia> using UnicodePlots
julia> lineplot(-2π, 2π, sec, xlim=(-7, 7), ylim=(-4, 4))           ┌────────────────────────────────────────┐
         4 │⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⡇⠀⠀⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀│ sec(x)
           │⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢇⠀⠀⠀⡇⠀⠀⡸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀│ 
           │⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⠀⠀⠀⡇⠀⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀│ 
           │⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⡄⠀⠀⡇⠀⢀⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀│ 
           │⠀⠀⠀⠀⡜⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢣⠀⠀⡇⠀⡜⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢧⠀⠀⠀⠀│ 
           │⠀⠀⠤⠚⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠑⠤⡧⠊⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠓⠤⠀⠀│ 
           │⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀│ 
   f(x)    │⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⡧⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤│ 
           │⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀│ 
           │⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡠⠒⠒⢤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡤⠒⠒⢄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀│ 
           │⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡜⠀⠀⠀⠀⢣⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡞⠀⠀⠀⠀⢣⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀│ 
           │⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀│ 
           │⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀│ 
           │⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢱⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀│ 
        -4 │⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀│ 
           └────────────────────────────────────────┘
           ⠀-7⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀7⠀
           ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀x⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Real Numbers

julia> sec(0)
1.0

julia> sec(pi)
-1.0

julia> sec(pi/4)
1.414213562373095

julia> sec(pi/3)
1.9999999999999996

julia> sec(pi/2)
1.633123935319537e16

Complex

julia> sec(0+0im)
1.0 + 0.0im

Tips

Extended Inputs

Matrix

With Array like input:

julia> methods(sec, (Any,), [LinearAlgebra])# 3 methods for generic function "sec" from Base.Math:
 [1] sec(J::UniformScaling)
     @ LinearAlgebra /opt/hostedtoolcache/julia/1.11.5/x64/share/julia/stdlib/v1.11/LinearAlgebra/src/uniformscaling.jl:173
 [2] sec(D::Diagonal)
     @ LinearAlgebra /opt/hostedtoolcache/julia/1.11.5/x64/share/julia/stdlib/v1.11/LinearAlgebra/src/diagonal.jl:802
 [3] sec(A::AbstractMatrix{T}) where T
     @ LinearAlgebra /opt/hostedtoolcache/julia/1.11.5/x64/share/julia/stdlib/v1.11/LinearAlgebra/src/dense.jl:1348

Tech Notes

Implemented in terms of cos: sec(x) = inv(cos(x))

Version History

Introduced in Julia v1.0 (2018)