double tangent

double tangent

[¦dəb·əl ′tan·jənt]

(mathematics)

A line which is tangent to a curve at two distinct noncoincident points. Also known as bitangent.

Two coincident tangents to branches of a curve at a given point, such as the tangents to a cusp.

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