law of tangents

noun

A statement about the relationship between the tangents of two angles of a triangle and the lengths of the opposing sides.

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Meanings

noun
  1. mathematicsA statement about the relationship between the tangents of two angles of a triangle and the lengths of the opposing sides.

Translations

Finnish tangenttilause
  • tangenttilausestatement
Greek νόμος των εφαπτομένων
  • νόμος των εφαπτομένων (nómos ton efaptoménon)statement
Hungarian tangenstétel
  • tangenstételstatement
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APA

law of tangents. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/law%20of%20tangents

MLA

“law of tangents.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/law%20of%20tangents. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “law of tangents,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/law%20of%20tangents.

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