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Tangent
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tangente
a straight line that touches a curve or surface at exactly one point, known as the point of tangency
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tangente
(mathematics) the ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a triangle that has one angle of 90°
Ejemplo
In geometry class, we learned how to draw a tangent to a circle, ensuring it only touched the circle at a single point.
The book's excursive narrative took readers on various tangents away from the main story.
The speaker prated on and on, losing the attention of the audience with each meandering tangent.
When the sun is setting, you can use the tangent to figure out the angle the sun makes with the horizon.
The scatterbrained professor often loses track of time during lectures, going off on tangents and forgetting important points.
