TANGENT PLANE
(noun)Definitions
There is 1 meaning of the phrase
Tangent Plane.
Tangent Plane - as a noun
The plane that contains all the lines tangent to a specific point on a surface
Example Sentences
"The tangent plane to a sphere at a given point is a plane that touches the sphere at that point."
"In differential geometry, the concept of tangent plane is fundamental to understanding the behavior of surfaces."
"When studying the curvature of a curved surface, the tangent plane provides a local approximation of the surface at a point."
"The tangent plane to a graph of a function f(x, y) at a point (a, b, f(a, b)) is given by the equation z = f(a, b) + f_x(a, b)(x - a) + f_y(a, b)(y - b)."
"Finding the equation of the tangent plane to a surface allows us to analyze how the surface changes in the vicinity of a specific point."