Definition of Tangential
Tangential
Tan·gen·ti·al
Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
Only slightly related or connected to the main point.
e.g. The professor warned the student that his tangential comments were off-topic.
(noun)
in geometry, a straight line that touches a curve at a single point;
e.g. They solved the equation in order to find the tangential that cut through the curve.
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