circular function vs tan

tan vs circular function

circular function and tan both are nouns.

circular function is not an adjective while tan is an adjective.

circular function is not a verb while tan is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
circular function	Yes	No	No	No
tan	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, tan is a hyponym of circular function; that is, tan is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than circular function:

circular function: function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle
tan: ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle

Other hyponyms of circular function include sin, sine, arc sine, arcsin, arcsine, inverse sine, cos, cosine, arc cosine, arccos, arccosine, inverse cosine, tangent, arc tangent, arctan, arctangent, inverse tangent, cotan, cotangent, arc cotangent, arccotangent, inverse cotangent, sec, secant, arc secant, arcsec, arcsecant, inverse secant, cosec, cosecant, arc cosecant, arccosecant, inverse cosecant.

circular function (noun)	tan (noun)
function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle	a light brown the color of topaz
	ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
	a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun

circular function (adjective)	tan (adjective)
	of a light yellowish-brown color

circular function (verb)	tan (verb)
	get a tan, from wind or sun
	treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather

Difference between circular function and tan

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