TANGENTIAL
(adj.) of or relating to or acting along or in the direction of a tangent
"tangential forces"
(adj.) of superficial relevance if any
"a digressive allusion to the day of the week", "a tangential remark"
synonyms : digressive
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Mnemonics for tangential
(Tag: ) Word Tangent(ial) taken from maths. A tangent is a line that touches a circle with a 90`degree angle. So the meaning comes from there only slightly connected, not central, preipheral.
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(Tag: ) : a TANGENT touches a circle at exactly 1 pt, so meaning is SLIGHTLY CONNECTED, after touching circle it moves AWAY FROM NORMAL(PERPENDICULER i.e., radius), so AWAY FORM NORMAL OR CORRECT PATH
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(Tag: digress) tangent also deviates from centre point of circle
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(Tag: ) Tangential - Take it as Tangent which is Divergent, meaning, scattered or dispersed.
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