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▸ noun: (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.
▸ noun: A topic nearly unrelated to the main topic, but having a point in common with it.
▸ noun: (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.
▸ noun: (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.
▸ adjective: Of a topic, only loosely related to a main topic.
▸ adjective: (rail transport, of track) Straight; not horizontally curved.
Similar:
tangent line,
bitangent,
tangent plane,
point of tangency,
inflectional tangent,
double point,
secant,
tacnode,
subtangent,
slope,
more...
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common,
hyperbolic,
horizontal,
vertical,
natural,
dielectric,
initial,
internal,
external,
second,
double
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