noun
Etymology: translation of New Latin linea tangens
: a line at a fixed point P of a curve that is the limit approached by the secant PQ as Q approaches P along the curve
noun
Etymology: translation of New Latin linea tangens
: a line at a fixed point P of a curve that is the limit approached by the secant PQ as Q approaches P along the curve
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012