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102-04-23
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en
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Standard
Term:
tangent, <to a curve> noun
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at a given point M of a curve, limit, if it exists, of the straight lines, each of which being defined by M and another point N of the curve, when the Euclidean distance between M and N tends to zero
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2008-08
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2017-02-20: Editorial revisions in accordance with the information provided in C00019 (IEV 102) - evaluation. JGO
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at a given point M of a curve, limit, if it exists, of the straight lines, each of which being defined by M and another point N of the curve, when the Euclidean distance between M and N tends to zero