ADJACENT ANGLE

Adjacent

[uh-jey-suhnt]

Adjacent is an adjective meaning contiguous, adjoining or abutting.

In geometry, adjacent is when sides meet to make an angle.

In trigonometry the adjacent side of a right angled triangle is the cathetus next to the angle in question.

In graph theory adjacent nodes in a graph are linked by an edge.

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