Question

The Latin root tactus is part of the word tangent. What does the word tangent mean?
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Answer 1

1. A completely different line of thought or action.

2. 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.

3. (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.

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