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==Origin==
late [http://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]
==Definitions==
*1.lying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining; [[neighboring]]: a motel adjacent to the highway.
*2.just before, after, or facing: a map on an adjacent page.
==Synonyms==
*abutting, [[juxtaposed]], [[touching]], adjoining.
==Antonym==
*Distant
==Description==
Adjacent is an adjective meaning contiguous, adjoining or abutting.
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 [[geometry]], adjacent is when sides meet to make an [[angle]].
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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graph_theory graph theory] adjacent nodes in a graph are linked by an edge.
[[Category: Mathematics]]
==Origin==
late [http://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]
==Definitions==
*1.lying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining; [[neighboring]]: a motel adjacent to the highway.
*2.just before, after, or facing: a map on an adjacent page.
==Synonyms==
*abutting, [[juxtaposed]], [[touching]], adjoining.
==Antonym==
*Distant
==Description==
Adjacent is an adjective meaning contiguous, adjoining or abutting.
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 [[geometry]], adjacent is when sides meet to make an [[angle]].
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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graph_theory graph theory] adjacent nodes in a graph are linked by an edge.
[[Category: Mathematics]]