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Sunday, December 07
tangent     n

Definition: ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle; a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect at that point.

Synonyms: tan

Usage: You should find information on tangents, sines, and cosines in your Calculus textbook.


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