tangent plane
Americannoun
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This vector is perpendicular to both lines and is therefore perpendicular to the tangent plane.
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If a function is differentiable at a point, then a tangent plane to the surface exists at that point.
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In this case, a surface is considered to be smooth at point P if a tangent plane to the surface exists at that point.
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To develop a method that makes surface integrals easier to compute, we approximate surface areas ΔSij with small pieces of a tangent plane, just as we did in the previous subsection.
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The direction of frictional resisting forces is in the common tangent plane of the two surfaces, and directly opposed to their relative motion.
From Friction, Lubrication and the Lubricants in Horology by Lewis, William T.
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