TANGENTS — Definition of TANGENTS
noun
1
A straight line touching a curve at a single point without crossing it there.
2
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.
3
A topic nearly unrelated to the main topic, but having a point in common with it.
I believe we went off onto a tangent when we started talking about monkeys on unicycles at his retirement party.
4
A small metal blade in a clavichord that strikes the strings to produce sound.
📚 Source: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tangent
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