Definition of tangent

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tangent

The term 'tangent ' as it applies to the area of basic math can be defined as 'geometry: a line in the plane of a circle that intersects a circle at exactly one pointtrigonometry: in a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the leg opposite a given acute angle to the leg adjacent to the same angle '.

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