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What does tangent mean in geometry?

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A straight line or plane that touches a curved surface at a point, but if extended does not cross it at that point
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A line that intersects a circle at exactly one point.

In the image provided, I attached an image of a tangent.

What does tangent mean in geometry?-example-1
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