tangent bundle

noun

A fiber bundle for which the base space is a differentiable manifold and each fiber over a point of that manifold is the tangent space of that point.

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Meanings

nountangent bundle (plural tangent bundles)

plural tangent bundles

  1. mathematicsA fiber bundle for which the base space is a differentiable manifold and each fiber over a point of that manifold is the tangent space of that point.

Translations

Finnish tangenttikimppu
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German Tangentialbündel
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Cite this entry
APA

tangent bundle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tangent%20bundle

MLA

“tangent bundle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tangent%20bundle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tangent bundle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tangent%20bundle.

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