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tangent


tangent - noun

  • a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point
  • ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle

    • tangent - thesaurus

    tan  

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    Scrabble score for tangent

    t is 1 a is 1 n is 1 g is 2 e is 1 n is 1 t is 1
    Scrabble score = 8

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