Normal (geometry) Normal (geometry) In geometry, a normal is an object such as a line or vector that is perpendicular to a given object. For example, in two dimensions, the normal line to a curve at a given point is the line perpendicular to the tangent line to the curve at the point. In three dimensions, a surface normal, or simply normal, to a surface at a point "P" is a vector that is perpendicular to the tangent plane to that surface at "P". The word "normal" is also used as an adjective: a line normal to a plane, the normal component
Cut & Paste (word processor) Processor." Reviewers confirmed that Cut & Paste is easy to use, but found the software to be overly simplistic compared to other word processors. Marty Petersen, for "InfoWorld", wrote "We think it is simply mediocre, performing just adequately, and not nearly as good a buy as some other low-cost word processing programs." He called out the limited text formatting capabilities as a significant drawback, and concluded that Cut & Paste is "little more than a glorified typewriter." Reviewing the Atari 8-bit version for UK magazine "Page 6", John Davison concluded, "I find it difficult to raise any enthusiasm for this