tangent line
Americannoun
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To find the slope of the tangent line in the same direction, we take the limit as h approaches zero.
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When x = 1, the slope of the tangent line is zero.
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Now we consider the possibility of a tangent line parallel to neither axis.
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Then, a tangent line to the surface at that point in any direction does not have any abrupt changes in slope because the direction changes smoothly.
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When you try to calculate the slope of a tangent line, zero wrecks your approximation process.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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