Tangent
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- A topic nearly unrelated to the main topic, but having a point in common with it.
- I believe we went off onto a tangent when we started talking about monkeys on unicycles at his retirement party.
- A straight line touching a curve at a single point without crossing it there.
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Etymology
The word "tangent" comes from the Latin tangere, "to touch".
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See also
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