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SECH function in Google Sheets
The SECH function returns the hyperbolic secant of an angle.
=SECH(value)SECH syntax and parameters
One argument, one required.
- valuenumberRequired
SECH examples
Formulas you'll actually reuse.
Hyperbolic secant — the reciprocal of COSH:
=SECH(B2)Result
0.6481SECH peaks at 1 when the input is 0:
=SECH(0)Result
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SECH in Excel
Same name — your formula ports as-is.
Try SECH in the playground
Edit the example — nothing to install.
Preloaded with the SECH formula from Example 1 — change anything and watch it respond.
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