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tangent spaces

tangent spaces is the plural of tangent space.

Meaning of tangent space

Noun

tangent space (plural tangent spaces)

  1. (differential topology) An n-dimensional vector space that represents the set of all vectors tangent to given n-dimensional differentiable manifold M at point x.
    • This gives a degenerate norm on the tangent space of Hₙ at the origin, and one can use left translations to define similar norms at the tangent spaces of Hₙ at all other points.2001, Stephen Semmes, Some Novel Types of Fractal Geometry, Oxford University Press, page 124

Questions about tangent spaces

What is tangent spaces the plural of?
Tangent spaces is the plural of tangent space.

Words near tangent spaces in the dictionary

  1. tangent lines
  2. tangent off
  3. tangent plane
  4. tangent planes
  5. tangent space
  6. tangent spaces
  7. tangental
  8. tangentally
  9. tangented
  10. tangented off
  11. tangential

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