A mathematician computes me using ratios of right triangles, a leatherworker uses me to preserve hide, and a relaxed traveler brings me home on their skin after basking in the sun. What am I?
A tan
'Tan' functions as an abbreviation for the trigonometric tangent function, the process of curing leather, and sun-darkened skin.
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