When the economy takes a hit, the hoaxers come out of the woodwork to prey on those desperate for money during tough times. But exactly what is a hoax and how do people recognize when they are being scammed? The traditional definition of a hoax is âan act meant to trick or deceive.â (Merriam-Webster.com).
Adjacent (graph theory), two vertices that are the endpoints of an edge in a graph. Adjacent (music), a conjunct step to a note which is next in the scale.
Adjacent angles: Two coplanar angles with a common side, a common vertex, and no common interior points. example below shows angles ADB and BDC are complementary angles. that they share a common vertex D and have no common interior points. Complementary angles: Two angles whose measures have a sum of 90. The diagram below shows two angles when combined add up to 90 degrees. Although not pictured, complementary angles do not have to be adjacent.