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When Tangent Plane = Limit of Secant Plane

General Mathematics 2025-02-18 v1

Abstract

For function of one variable, differentiability is equivalent to the existence of tangent line as the limit of secant line. The genuine counterpart of this equivalence for function of several variables is obtained for the first time.

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@article{arxiv.2502.10484,
  title  = {When Tangent Plane = Limit of Secant Plane},
  author = {Zhibin Yan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2502.10484},
  year   = {2025}
}

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5 pages