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tangents
We have found lemma(root) word of tangents : tangent.
Definitions
[ˈtan(d)ʒ(ə)nt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- 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
- a completely different line of thought or action
(e.g: 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
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Origin
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late 16th century (in tangent and as an adjective): from Latin tangent- ‘touching’, from the verb tangere
[ˈtan(d)ʒ(ə)nt], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- (of a line or plane) touching, but not intersecting, a curve or curved surface
(e.g: this curve is tangent to the average cost curve)
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Origin
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late 16th century (in tangent and as an adjective): from Latin tangent- ‘touching’, from the verb tangere
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