How many syllables in tangent?

There are 2 syllables in the word tangent.

Divide tangent into syllables:

tangent (noun):: an abrupt change of course digression; a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point.

tan

trigonometric function

accord

agreement

conformity

sameness

similarity

uniformity

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