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    Normal Vector

    Alternate names

    normal to a plane | principal normal vector | unit normal

    Basic definition

    A normal vector is a vector perpendicular to a surface.

    Detailed definition

    The normal vector, often simply called the

    Related terms

    binormal vector | contact angle | curvature | Frenet formulas | multivariable calculus | norm | tangent vector | torsion

    Educational grade level

    high school level

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