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tangent
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
<!--This definition equivalent to the one above; it does not define a new sense of the word
(
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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