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tangent

noun

  1. ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle

    直角三角形の隣辺に対する対辺の比

  2. a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point

    曲線に触れてはいるが、交差していない直線

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