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31Tangent bundle — In mathematics, the tangent bundle of a smooth (or differentiable) manifold M , denoted by T ( M ) or just TM , is the disjoint unionThe disjoint union assures that for any two points x 1 and x 2 of manifold M the tangent spaces T 1 and T 2 have… …
32Tangent space — In mathematics, the tangent space of a manifold is a concept which facilitates the generalization of vectors from affine spaces to general manifolds, since in the latter case one cannot simply subtract two points to obtain a vector pointing from… …
33Tangent piano — The tangent piano is a very rare keyboard instrument that resembles a harpsichord and early pianos in design. It normally features five octaves of keys and the strings are acted upon by narrow wooden or metal slips when the keys are… …
34Tangent cone — In geometry, the tangent cone is a generalization of the notion of the tangent space to a manifold to the case of certain spaces with singularities. Definition in convex geometry Let K be a closed convex subset of a real vector space V and part;… …
35Tangent measure — In measure theory, tangent measures are used to study the local behavior of Radon measures, in much the same way as tangent spaces are used to study the local behavior of differentiable manifolds. Tangent measures are a useful tool in geometric… …
36Tangent circles — In geometry, tangent circles (also known as kissing circles) are circles that intersect in a single point. There are two types of tangency: internal and external. Many problems and constructions in geometry are related to tangent circles; such… …
37tangent — I. adjective Etymology: Latin tangent , tangens, present participle of tangere to touch; perhaps akin to Old English thaccian to touch gently, stroke Date: 1594 1. a. meeting a curve or surface in a single point if a sufficiently small interval… …
38tangent — /tan jeuhnt/, adj. 1. in immediate physical contact; touching. 2. Geom. a. touching at a single point, as a tangent in relation to a curve or surface. b. in contact along a single line or element, as a plane with a cylinder. 3. tangential (def.… …
39Tangent modulus — In solid mechanics, the tangent modulus is the slope of the compression stress strain curve at any specified stress or strain. Below the proportional limit the tangent modulus is equivalent to Young s modulus. Above the proportional limit the… …
40Tangent half-angle formula — In various applications of trigonometry, it is useful to rewrite the trigonometric functions (such as sine and cosine) in terms of rational functions of a new variable t . These identities are known collectively as the tangent half angle formulae …
