Relating to something only peripherally
diverging from the main subject or course.
“Let's table that discussion—it's tangential to the core issue we need to resolve.”— Meetings
“While interesting, the competitor analysis was tangential to our product roadmap.”— Strategy
Origin: From Latin tangere 'to touch', via tangens 'touching'. Originally a geometry term
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