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Word: tangent plane (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


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

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