subtangent [suhb-tan -juh nt]
Word Origin
the part of the x-axis cut off between the ordinate of a given point of a curve and the tangent at that point. Show More
Origin of subtangent First recorded in
1705–15; sub- +
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British Dictionary definitions for subtangent geometry a segment of the x -axis lying between the x -coordinate of the point at which a tangent is drawn to a curve and the intercept of the tangent with the axis Show More
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