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[parent] surface normal (Definition)
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See Also: normal line, equation of plane

Other names:  surface normal line, normal of surface
Also defines:  parametre plane, parameter plane, parametre curve, parameter curve, Gaussian coordinates

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Cross-references: unit vector, vector, normal vector, helicoid, normal, Jacobians, ratio, linear equations, homogeneous, equations, direction cosines, parallel, plane, rectangular coordinates, parameters, useful, parametric form, tangent plane, perpendicular, passing through, line, point, surface, smooth
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This is version 12 of surface normal, born on 2007-07-08, modified 2008-06-13.
Object id is 9753, canonical name is SurfaceNormal.
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AMS MSC26A24 (Real functions :: Functions of one variable :: Differentiation : general theory, generalized derivatives, mean-value theorems)
 26B05 (Real functions :: Functions of several variables :: Continuity and differentiation questions)

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