tangent plane
Americannoun
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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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A tangent plane to a surface does not always exist at every point on the surface.
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The analog of a tangent line to a curve is a tangent plane to a surface for functions of two variables.
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Figure 4.29 Graph of a function that does not have a tangent plane at the origin.
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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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