# tangent vector

> vector tangent to a curve or surface at a given point

**Wikidata**: [Q1179296](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1179296)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangent_vector)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/tangent-vector


## References

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