Normal vs. Tangent

Normaladjective

according to norms or rules

Normaladjective

healthy; not sick or ill

Normaladjective

teaching teachers how to teach to certain norms

Normaladjective

(chemistry) of, relating to, or being a solution containing one equivalent weight of solute per litre of solution

Normaladjective

(organic chemistry) describing a straight chain isomer of an aliphatic hydrocarbon, or an aliphatic compound in which a substituent is in the 1- position of such a hydrocarbon

Normaladjective

in which all parts of an object vibrate at the same frequency normal mode]]

Normaladjective

in the default position, set for the most frequently used route

Normaladjective

(geometry) perpendicular to a tangent of a curve or derivative of a surface

Normaladjective

(mathematics) adhering to or being what is considered natural or regular in a particular field or context:

Normaladjective

(of a real number) whose digits, in any base representation, enjoy a uniform distribution

Normaladjective

with cosets which form a group

Normaladjective

which is the splitting field of a family of polynomials in K

Normaladjective

which has a very specific bell curve shape; that is or has the qualities of a normal distribution

Normaladjective

which has a normal distribution; which is associated with random variable that has a normal distribution

Normaladjective

which is pre-compact

Normaladjective

which is strictly monotonically increasing and continuous with respect to the order topology

Normaladjective

which commutes with its conjugate transpose

Normaladjective

which commutes with its adjoint

Normaladjective

(category theory) being (as a morphism) or containing (as a category) only normal epimorphism(s) or monomorphism(s), that is, those which are the kernel or cokernel of some morphism, respectively

Normaladjective

in which disjoint closed sets can be separated by disjoint neighborhoods

Normalnoun

(geometry) a line or vector that is perpendicular to another line, surface, or plane.

Normalnoun

a person who is normal, who fits into mainstream society, as opposed to those who live alternative lifestyles.

Normalnoun

(uncountable) the usual state.

Normaladjective

According to an established norm, rule, or principle; conformed to a type, standard, or regular form; performing the proper functions; not abnormal; regular; natural; analogical.

Normaladjective

According to a square or rule; perpendicular; forming a right angle; as, a line normal to the base. Specifically: Of or pertaining to a normal.

Normaladjective

Standard; original; exact; typical.

Normalnoun

Any perpendicular.

Normalnoun

A straight line or plane drawn from any point of a curve or surface so as to be perpendicular to the curve or surface at that point.

Normalnoun

something regarded as a normative example;

Normaladjective

conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal;

Normaladjective

in accordance with scientific laws

Normaladjective

being approximately average or within certain limits in e.g. intelligence and development;

Normaladjective

forming a right angle

Tangentnoun

(differential geometry) A straight line touching a curve at a single point without crossing it there.

Tangentnoun

(math) A function of an angle that gives the ratio of the sine to the cosine, in either the real or complex numbers. Symbols: tan, tg.

Tangentnoun

A topic nearly unrelated to the main topic, but having a point in common with it.

Tangentnoun

(music) A small metal blade in a clavichord that strikes the strings to produce sound.

Tangentadjective

(geometry) Touching a curve at a single point but not crossing it at that point.

Tangentadjective

Of a topic, only loosely related to a main topic.

Tangentadjective

Straight; not horizontally curved.

Tangentnoun

A tangent line curve, or surface; specifically, that portion of the straight line tangent to a curve that is between the point of tangency and a given line, the given line being, for example, the axis of abscissas, or a radius of a circle produced. See Trigonometrical function, under Function.

Tangentadjective

Touching; touching at a single point

Tangentnoun

a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point

Tangentnoun

ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle

Tangent

In geometry, the tangent line (or simply tangent) to a plane curve at a given point is the straight line that the curve at that point. Leibniz defined it as the line through a pair of infinitely close points on the curve.