- In geometry, the
tangent line (or
simply tangent) to a
plane curve at a
given point is, intuitively, the
straight line that "just touches" the
curve at...
- In mathematics, the
tangent space of a
manifold is a
generalization of
tangent lines to
curves in two-dimensional
space and
tangent planes to surfaces...
- In mathematics, a
tangent vector is a
vector that is
tangent to a
curve or
surface at a
given point.
Tangent vectors are
described in the differential...
- The
tangent piano is a very rare
keyboard instrument that
resembles a
harpsichord and
early pianos in design. It
normally features five
octaves of keys...
- The
Tangent is a
progressive rock
group formed in 2002, led by
keyboardist and
singer Andy Tillison. The band was
formed in 2002 by
Parallel or 90 Degrees...
- In
solid mechanics, the
tangent modulus is the
slope of the stress–strain
curve at any
specified stress or strain.
Below the
proportional limit (the limit...
- Look up
tangent in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
tangent, in geometry, is a
straight line
through a
point on a
curve that has the same direction...
- most
widely used in
modern mathematics are the sine, the cosine, and the
tangent functions.
Their reciprocals are
respectively the cosecant, the secant...
- {u} _{\mathrm {t} }={\frac {\mathbf {v} (t)}{v(t)}}\,,} a unit
vector tangent to the path
pointing in the
direction of
motion at the
chosen moment in...
- In trigonometry, the law of
tangents or
tangent rule is a
statement about the
relationship between the
tangents of two
angles of a
triangle and the lengths...
