tangent plane
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Figure 4.31 Using a tangent plane for linear approximation at a point.
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Figure 4.27 The tangent plane to a surface S at a point P0 contains all the tangent lines to curves in S that pass through P0.
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Figure 4.28 Calculating the equation of a tangent plane to a given surface at a given point.
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When working with a function of two variables, the tangent line is replaced by a tangent plane, but the approximation idea is much the same.
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The curve is similar to the intersection of the surface with a parallel to the tangent plane and indefinitely near it.
From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section I, J, K, and L by Project Gutenberg
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