subtangent
[ suhb-tan-juhnt ]
/ sʌbˈtæn dʒənt /
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noun Geometry.
the part of the x-axis cut off between the ordinate of a given point of a curve and the tangent at that point.
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First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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British Dictionary definitions for subtangent
subtangent
/ (sʌbˈtændʒənt) /
noun
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
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