# Gauss map

> in differential geometry, a function that maps each point in a surface to its normal direction

**Wikidata**: [Q575710](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q575710)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gauss_map)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/gauss-map


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)