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Originally Posted by fielderLS3

Convinced that something utterly ridiculous or impossible is true.

New word: tangential

When referring to geometric shapes, a tangent refers to a straight line which intersects an arc or circle at only one point. A tangent line will also be perpendicular to the line which intersects the center point of the arc or circle.

In social venues, conversation topics may also be tangential when the primary topic of conversation shares an element of commonality with the new topic, but is a different topic altogether. I.E. in a discussion about the different founding father's signatures on the Declaration of Independence, it may be brought up that the document wasn't made public till the 8th of July, even though it was signed on the 4th. The date the document was released publicly is tangentially related to the nature of the signatures, in that they are both related to the same document, but are not the same topic.

New word: "vexation".