SUBTANGENT

Etymology

Noun

subtangent (plural subtangents)

(geometry) The part of the axis contained between the ordinate and tangent drawn to the same point in a curve.

Source: Wiktionary


Sub*tan"gent, n. (Geom.)

Definition: The part of the axis contained between the ordinate and tangent drawn to the same point in a curve.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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7 July 2024

SECURE

(adjective) free from danger or risk; “secure from harm”; “his fortune was secure”; “made a secure place for himself in his field”


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Coffee Trivia

In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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