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Look up the definition of 'tangent' in an English dictionary and tell me what is says.
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Originally Posted by DDG
tan•gent tăn′jənt►
n. A line, curve, or surface meeting another line, curve, or surface at a common point and sharing a common tangent line or tangent plane at that point.
n. The trigonometric function of an acute angle in a right triangle that is the ratio of the length of the side opposite the angle to the length of the side adjacent to the angle.
More at Wordnik from The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
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Two definitions for a single word. Who knew?
Which of the definitions is more actionable?