"Tractrix" is a word in ENGLISH
A curve such that the part of the tangent between the
point of tangency and a given straight line is constant; -- so called
because it was conceived as described by the motion of one end of a
tangent line as the other end was drawn along the given line.
Well, I - you know, the scripture says that God works by faith. And you have to have faith. You have to have trust in God so that God can work.
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