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Princeton's WordNet
second, sec, snoun
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
secant, secnoun
ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
Securities and Exchange Commission, SECadjective
an independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors
sec, unsweetadjective
(of champagne) moderately dry
Wiktionary
secnoun
Second, of a minute.
secnoun
Second, an short indeterminate period of time.
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Etymology: of second.
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sec
Sec (secant) is a trigonometric function in mathematics. It is the reciprocal of the cosine function, meaning sec(x) = 1/cos(x). The secant of an angle in a right triangle is the ratio of the length of the hypotenuse to the length of the adjacent side.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Sec
sek, adj. dry, of wines. [Fr.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of sec in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of sec in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of sec in a Sentence
The SEC has failed the American people by repeatedly selecting Wall Street defense lawyers as Directors of Enforcement, they come to the SEC with needless and unhelpful baggage, including crippling conflicts of interest regarding current and past clients as well as a mindset...ill-suited to being an aggressive enforcer.
With recent confirmation from both the Fed's Jerome Powell and SEC's Gensler that although regulations are coming, there is no China style clampdown envisioned, this will provide comfort to the broader institutional market that [ bitcoin ] is here to stay.
The SEC and DOJ are not known for moving fast or trying to speed things along to help the SPAC, in some cases, indefinite delays can increase the likelihood that the deal is essentially terminated.
We are fully cooperating with the SEC and the Department of Justice, and will continue to do so, we take corporate governance and compliance very seriously and will not tolerate violations of our policies.
The SEC's enormously important they be strongly complied with and so we pay a lot of attention to any violation of any of those rules and requirements.
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