Both Uses of
tangential
in
Amusement Park Physics
- In a normal carousel, each horse maintains a constant acceleration, radius, and tangential speed (speed tangent to the circular path of the carousel).†
Chpt 2 *
- In a normal carousel, each horse maintains a constant acceleration, radius, and tangential speed (speed tangent to the circular path of the carousel).†
Chpt 2
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.