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Word: Tangent
Speech Type: Noun
late 16th century (in tangent (sense 3 of the noun) and as an adjective): from Latin tangent- ‘touching’, from the verb tangere
ˈtan(d)ʒ(ə)nt
a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point, but if extended does not cross it at that point.
Short Definition:straight line or plane that touches curve or curved surface at point
a completely different line of thought or action
Short Definition:completely different line of thought or action
Examples:- Loretta's mind went off at a tangent
the trigonometric function that is equal to the ratio of the sides (other than the hypotenuse) opposite and adjacent to an angle in a right-angled triangle.
Short Definition:trigonometric function that is equal to ratio of sides other than hypotenuse opposite and adjacent to angle in right-angled triangle
Word: Tangent
Speech Type: Adjective
ˈtan(d)ʒ(ə)nt
(of a line or plane) touching, but not intersecting, a curve or curved surface
Short Definition:(of line or plane) touching, but not intersecting, curve or curved surface
Examples:- this curve is tangent to the average cost curve
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