Both Uses of
tangential
in
Dune
- The tangential slash of her question shocked his mind into a higher awareness: Sand through a screen, he nodded.†
Book 1 *
- "There are several tangential possibilities," Piter said.†
Book 1
Definitions:
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(1)
(tangential as in: tangential to our discussion) touching the current issue, but with minor or no relevance
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) In math, tangential means touching at only a single point.