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Frenet formula
[ fre-ney ]
noun
, Mathematics.
- one of a set of formulas for finding the curvature and torsion of a plane or space curve in terms of vectors tangent or normal to the curve.
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Origin of Frenet formula1
Named after their discoverer, Jean (or Frédéric) Frenet (1816–1900), French mathematician
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