tangents (Meaning)
tangents
a line that is tangent, a straight line that is the limiting position of a secant of a curve through a fixed point and a variable point on the curve as the variable point approaches the fixed point, the trigonometric function that for an acute angle is the ratio between the leg opposite to the angle when it is considered part of a right triangle and the leg adjacent, a sudden change of course, touching a curve or surface at only one point, a trigonometric function that for an acute angle in a right triangle is the ratio of the side opposite the angle to the side next to it, a small upright flat-ended metal pin at the inner end of a clavichord key that strikes the string to produce the tone, having a common tangent line at a point, diverging from an original purpose or course, meeting a curve or surface in a single point if a sufficiently small interval is considered, an abrupt change of course, a trigonometric function that is equal to the sine divided by the cosine for all real numbers θ for which the cosine is not equal to zero and is exactly equal to the tangent of an angle of measure θ in radians, having a common tangent plane at a point
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tangents Sentence Examples
- The mathematician drew intersecting tangents, forming a point of contact.
- The tangents to the circle were perpendicular to the radius at the points of intersection.
- The tangent line to the curve approximated the curve's behavior near a specific point.
- The tangent function of an angle represents the ratio of opposite to adjacent sides in a right triangle.
- The tangents of the angles in a right-angled triangle formed a Pythagorean triple.
- The tangent of a very small angle approached the angle itself as the angle tended to zero.
- The tangent bundle of a manifold described the space of all tangents at each point.
- The tangent space at a curved surface was a Euclidean plane approximating the surface locally.
- The tangents to the hyperbola formed asymptotes that approached the curve infinitely.
- The tangent lines to a parabola divided the area under the curve into equal parts.
FAQs About the word tangents
a line that is tangent, a straight line that is the limiting position of a secant of a curve through a fixed point and a variable point on the curve as the vari
asides, digressions,excursions, excursuses, excursus, ramblings,divagations, parentheses, circumlocutions
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The mathematician drew intersecting tangents, forming a point of contact.
The tangents to the circle were perpendicular to the radius at the points of intersection.
The tangent line to the curve approximated the curve's behavior near a specific point.
The tangent function of an angle represents the ratio of opposite to adjacent sides in a right triangle.
