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Old 07-27-2021, 03:26 AM   #85 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
No curvature is needed for a tangent!
As a writer, I use definitions that agree with the dictionary.


tangent
/ˈtan(d)ʒ(ə)nt/

noun

a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point, but if extended does not cross it at that point.

- Oxford

We've already seen other people here changing the definitions of words when it didn't suit them, but I didn't expect you to start doing so.