- 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...
- 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 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...
-
vertical tangent is a
tangent line that is vertical.
Because a
vertical line has
infinite slope, a
function whose graph has a
vertical tangent is not differentiable...
- In geometry, the
tangent cone is a
generalization of the
notion of the
tangent space to a
manifold to the case of
certain spaces with singularities. In...
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Tangent arcs are a type of halo, an
atmospheric optical phenomenon,
which appears above and
below the
observed Sun or Moon,
tangent to the 22° halo. To...
- 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...
- 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...
-
Tangents (ISBN 0-446-51401-2) is a 1989
short story collection by the
American science fiction writer Greg Bear. The
stories originally appeared in a number...
