What is the part of the axis contained between the ordinate and tangent drawn to the same point in a curve called?
subtangent — The part of the axis contained between the ordinate and tangent drawn to the same point in a curve. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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