Definitions for tangentially
tan·gen·tial·ly

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1. tangentiallyadverb

   in passing

   "touched on it tangentially"

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1. tangentiallyadverb

   In a tangential manner or direction

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1. tangentially

   In geometry, the tangent line (or simply tangent) to a plane curve at a given point is the straight line that "just touches" the curve at that point. Leibniz defined it as the line through a pair of infinitely close points on the curve. More precisely, a straight line is said to be a tangent of a curve y = f(x) at a point x = c if the line passes through the point (c, f(c)) on the curve and has slope f'(c), where f' is the derivative of f. A similar definition applies to space curves and curves in n-dimensional Euclidean space. As it passes through the point where the tangent line and the curve meet, called the point of tangency, the tangent line is "going in the same direction" as the curve, and is thus the best straight-line approximation to the curve at that point. The tangent line to a point on a differentiable curve can also be thought of as a tangent line approximation, the graph of the affine function that best approximates the original function at the given point.Similarly, the tangent plane to a surface at a given point is the plane that "just touches" the surface at that point. The concept of a tangent is one of the most fundamental notions in differential geometry and has been extensively generalized; see Tangent space. The word "tangent" comes from the Latin tangere, "to touch".

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1. tangentially

   Tangentially refers to something superficially relevant or slightly connected to a topic or situation. It can also mean touching a subject at a single point or in a indirect manner without deeply engaging or fully exploring it. In a geometric context, it can mean in contact with a curve or surface at a single point.

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1. Tangentiallyadverb

   in the direction of a tangent

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce tangentially?

1. Alex

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   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say tangentially in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tangentially in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tangentially in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tangentially
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tangentially
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangentially
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tangentially
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=tangentially