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Regular Parameterization

A parameterization of a Surface ${\bf x}(u,v)$ in $u$ and $v$ is regular if the Tangent Vectors

\begin{displaymath}
{\partial {\bf x}\over\partial u}\quad\hbox{and}\quad {\partial {\bf x}\over\partial v}
\end{displaymath}

are always Linearly Independent.




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1999-05-25