Frenet formula

[ fre-ney ]
/ frɛˈneɪ /

noun Mathematics.

one of a set of formulas for finding the curvature and torsion of a plane or space curve in terms of vectors tangent or normal to the curve.

Origin of Frenet formula

named after their discoverer, Jean (or Frédéric) Frenet (1816–1900), French mathematician