IN MATH: 1. n. a line which intersects a circle at a point. EX. Circles which touch at
just one point are called tangent. 2. n. in a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the
side opposite an angle to the length of the side adjacent to the angle. 3. n. a function of
all angles except EX.
. 4. n. a
line whose slope is equal to the slope of a curve at the point of tangency.
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IN ENGLISH: 1. adj. just touching. 2. as defined above. EX. A wheel may be tangent to the ground.
APPLICATION: See list 330.
Simplify:
Abbreviation for tangent. See TANGENT.
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