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tangent

term in mathematics; straight line touching a point in a curve
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tangent
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Summary

tangent is a role[1]. tangent ranks in the top 8% of role entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,947 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: line[3]
  • Commons category: Tangency[4]
  • Has part(s): point of tangency[5]
  • Described at URL: https://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/classes/calci/tangents_rates.aspx[6], https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zc62srd/revision/6[7], https://www.cuemath.com/calculus/tangent-line/[8]
  • Facet of: tangency[9]
  • Described by source: Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[10], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8[11]
  • Partially coincident with: Q25465460[12]
  • Has characteristic: tangency[13]
  • Different from: Prevot Island[14], tangent[15]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[16]

Why It Matters

tangent has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] tangent is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · AddyLockPool · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mathworld id → TangentLine
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Mathworld id: Tangent"
  2. 9w ago · AddyLockPool · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has characteristic → tangency
    Local thumb → —
    Different from → Prevot Island, tangent
    Has parts → —
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Described by source: Eddie Woo, Moving from secant line"
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