tangent plane

English

Noun

tangent plane (plural tangent planes)

(differential geometry) Given a point P on a surface M, the tangent plane of M at point P, denoted by T_P(M), is the plane passing through P which contains the tangent lines of all the curves on M passing through P.

Translations

differential geometry

Finnish: tangenttitaso
Hungarian: érintő sík

Spanish: 35 (es)

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