Normal (geometry) facts for kids

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Normal vectors2

A polygon has two normal vectors.

Surface normal illustration

For a surface, the normal at a given point is the same as that of the plane touching the surface at that point.

In geometry, an object (such as a line) is called normal, if it is at a right angle to another object.

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