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Literary notes about secant (AI summary)

The word "secant" in literature often retains its mathematical roots, being employed to evoke precision and structure in descriptive passages. For instance, in [1], the term appears in a geometric context as part of a discussion about secant planes intersecting a surface, where it is used to describe specific spatial relationships with exactitude. This usage reflects a broader trend in literary works, where technical or scientific vocabulary is woven into prose to enrich descriptions and lend a sense of depth and rigor to the narrative.
  1. The locus of their centers is the diameter conjugate to that one of the secant planes which passes through the center of the surface.
    — from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson

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