Meaning Of The Word Subtangent

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Subtangent Meaning

Subtangent Definition
Subtangent Definition

What's The Definition Of Subtangent?

subtangent in American English
the segment of the x-axis included between the ordinate of a given point on a curve and the tangent at that point
noun: the part of the x-axis cut off between the ordinate of a given point of a curve and the tangent at that point

subtangent in British English
noun: a segment of the x-axis lying between the x-coordinate of the point at which a tangent is drawn to a curve and the intercept of the tangent with the axis

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