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How to pronounce “tangent”

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Pronunciation guide for tangent

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of tangent with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Always Bring Your Whole Self (w/ Heather Havrilesky)on a tangent." Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Of
Definition summary: (differential geometry) A straight line touching a curve at a single point without crossing it there.

Example 1 of 8

Always Bring Your Whole Self (w/ Heather Havrilesky)

on a tangent." Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Of

[Noun]
(differential geometry) A straight line touching a curve at a single point without crossing it there.
(mathematics) A function of an angle that gives the ratio of the sine to the cosine, in either the real or complex numbers. Symbols: tan, tg.
A topic nearly unrelated to the main topic, but having a point in common with it.
(art) A visual interaction between two or more lines or edges that creates a perceived relationship between them, often in a way that the artist did not intend.
(music) A small metal blade in a clavichord that strikes the strings to produce sound.
[Adjective]
(geometry) Touching a curve at a single point but not crossing it at that point.
Of a topic, only loosely related to a main topic.
(rail transport, of track) Straight; not horizontally curved.

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