osculating plane

osculating plane

noun Mathematics.
the plane containing the circle of curvature of a point on a given curve.

Origin:
1860–65
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Osculating plane is always a great word to know.
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a variable in a functional relation whose value determines the value or values of other variables, such as x in the relation y = 3x
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