Tangent

Language: English

Pronunciation: tan-gent

Part of Speech: noun

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A straight line touching a curve at a single point without crossing it there.

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"a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point"

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"ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle"

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