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tangent vs circular function

circular function vs tangent

tangent and circular function both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tangent Yes No No No
circular function Yes No No No
As nouns, circular function is a hypernym of tangent; that is, circular function is a word with a broader meaning than tangent:
  • tangent: ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
  • circular function: function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle
Other hypernyms of tangent include trigonometric function.
tangent (noun) circular function (noun)
ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle
a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point
Difference between tangent and circular function

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