Tangent
01
tangent, tangentlinje
a straight line that touches a curve or surface at exactly one point, known as the point of tangency
Exempel
The artist 's sketch showed a spiral with multiple tangent lines, illustrating the various points of contact.
Konstnärens skiss visade en spiral med flera tangenter, som illustrerade de olika kontaktpunkterna.
02
tangens, tangenten
(mathematics) the ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a triangle that has one angle of 90°
Exempel
When the sun is setting, you can use the tangent to figure out the angle the sun makes with the horizon.
När solen går ner kan du använda tangenten för att räkna ut vinkeln som solen gör med horisonten.
Lexikalt Träd
tangential
tangent
