tangent
IPA: tˈændʒʌnt
noun
- (differential geometry) A straight line touching a curve at a single point without crossing it there.
- (mathematics) A function of an angle that gives the ratio of the sine to the cosine, in either the real or complex numbers. Symbols: tan, tg.
- A topic nearly unrelated to the main topic, but having a point in common with it.
- (art) A visual interaction between two or more lines or edges that creates a perceived relationship between them, often in a way that the artist did not intend.
- (music) A small metal blade in a clavichord that strikes the strings to produce sound.
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.
- (rail transport, of track) Straight; not horizontally curved.
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Examples of "tangent" in Sentences
- The tangent is connected to the plug.
- The line 'BC' is tangent to the parabola.
- The geometric definition of tangent is the same way.
- What's the difference of a secant line and a tangent line
- Intuitively it is the union of the tangent lines to the space curve.
- The next step is to find the intersection points of the tangent lines.
- Drawing a set of such tangent lines reveals the envelope of the hyperbola.
- The tangent line to the graph of a function generalizes to the tangent space.
- The difference quotient is used to approximate the slope of the tangent line.
- The slope of a line tangent to the curve at the point is the marginal function.
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