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| ==Origin== | | ==Origin== |
| late [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle Englsih] < L adjacent- (s. of adjacēns, prp. of adjacēre to adjoin), equiv. to ad- ad- + jac- lie + -ent- -ent | | late [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle Englsih] < L adjacent- (s. of adjacēns, prp. of adjacēre to adjoin), equiv. to ad- ad- + jac- lie + -ent- -ent |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century] | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1.lying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining; [[neighboring]]: a motel adjacent to the highway. | | *1.lying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining; [[neighboring]]: a motel adjacent to the highway. |
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| Adjacent is an adjective meaning contiguous, adjoining or abutting. | | Adjacent is an adjective meaning contiguous, adjoining or abutting. |
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− | In relation to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Book Blue Book], adjacent is where the [[books]] are located in from Jen's desk. | + | In relation to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Book Blue Book], adjacent is where the [[books]] are located in from Jen's desk. |
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| In [[geometry]], adjacent is when sides meet to make an [[angle]]. | | In [[geometry]], adjacent is when sides meet to make an [[angle]]. |
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− | In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigonometry trigonometry] the adjacent side of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_angled_triangle right angled] [[triangle]] is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathetus cathetus] next to the [[angle]] in question. | + | In [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigonometry trigonometry] the adjacent side of a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_angled_triangle right angled] [[triangle]] is the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathetus cathetus] next to the [[angle]] in question. |
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− | In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graph_theory graph theory] adjacent nodes in a graph are linked by an edge. | + | In [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graph_theory graph theory] adjacent nodes in a graph are linked by an edge. |
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| [[Category: Mathematics]] | | [[Category: Mathematics]] |