| Definitions | noun
- (geometry) A straight line touching a curve at a single point without crossing it there.
- (trigonometry) In a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the side opposite the angle to the length of the side adjacent to the angle. Symbol: tan
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- (mathematics) The ratio of the sine to the cosine, in either the real or complex numbers.-->
- A topic nearly unrelated to the main topic, but having a point in common with it.
- I believe we went off onto a when we started talking about unicycles.
- A small metal blade by which a clavichord produces sound.
Translations: - Dutch: tangens
- French: tangente
- German: Tangens
(trans-mid)
- Spanish: tangente
(trans-bottom)
(trans-top, nearly unrelated topic)
adjective
- (geometry) Touching a curve at a single point but not crossing it at that point.
- Of a topic, only loosely related to a main topic.
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