KnowraTangent lineLinked fromLinked fromThe 24 pages that link to Tangent line, each with the reason it gives.All 24Related 19Narrower topic 2Compared with 3Secant lineCompared with: Unlike a secant through two distinct points, it captures local direction at one point.TangentCompared with: The shared name invites confusion, but a tangent function is not a tangent line.ChordCompared with: It meets the circle once, rather than joining two points on it.