Definitions for tangential
tænˈdʒɛn ʃəltan·gen·tial

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. digressive, tangentialadjective

   of superficial relevance if any

   "a digressive allusion to the day of the week"; "a tangential remark"

2. tangentialadjective

   of or relating to or acting along or in the direction of a tangent

   "tangential forces"

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1. tangentialadjective

   Referring to a tangent, moving at a tangent to something.

2. tangentialadjective

   Merely touching, positioned as a tangent.

3. tangentialadjective

   Only indirectly related.

   That subject is tangential to our discussion, we can't let it distract us.

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1. tangential

   In geometry, the tangent line (or simply tangent) to a plane curve at a given point is the straight line that "just touches" the curve at that point. Leibniz defined it as the line through a pair of infinitely close points on the curve. More precisely, a straight line is said to be a tangent of a curve y = f(x) at a point x = c if the line passes through the point (c, f(c)) on the curve and has slope f'(c), where f' is the derivative of f. A similar definition applies to space curves and curves in n-dimensional Euclidean space. As it passes through the point where the tangent line and the curve meet, called the point of tangency, the tangent line is "going in the same direction" as the curve, and is thus the best straight-line approximation to the curve at that point. The tangent line to a point on a differentiable curve can also be thought of as a tangent line approximation, the graph of the affine function that best approximates the original function at the given point.Similarly, the tangent plane to a surface at a given point is the plane that "just touches" the surface at that point. The concept of a tangent is one of the most fundamental notions in differential geometry and has been extensively generalized; see Tangent space. The word "tangent" comes from the Latin tangere, "to touch".

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1. tangential

   Tangential refers to something that is slightly connected or diverging from a point, topic, or path, but not central to it. It may also denote something that touches lightly or at a tangent. In geometry, it can describe a line or plane that touches a curve or solid at a point, so it does not cross or intersect with it.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tangentialadjective

   of or pertaining to a tangent; in the direction of a tangent

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tangential

   set in or meeting at a tangent; applied to ornamentation and processes.

How to pronounce tangential?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tangential in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tangential in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of tangential in a Sentence

1. Agnes Callamard:

   Bin Salman was mentioned in a tangential fashion.

2. Gil Luria:

   Wall Street and the investment community [ have ] caught up with [ the fact that ] that the core business at Facebook Papers is no longer growing, it may even be in decline at some point, and therefore Facebook Papers has had to make an enormous pivot into a tangential, and really unrelated, space.

3. Alfred Jarry:

   God is the tangential point between zero and infinity.

4. Cory McCartan:

   These aren't really tangential to the university's mission, they need us.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tangential
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tangential
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangential
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tangential
6. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=tangential