Frenet formula

Frenet formula
/fre nay"/, Math.
one of a set of formulas for finding the curvature and torsion of a plane or space curve in terms of vectors tangent or normal to the curve.
[named after their discoverer, Jean (or Frédéric) Frenet (1816-1900), French mathematician]

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