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subtangent
[ suhb-tan-juhnt ]
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.
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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