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tag: 02Z5B2HA3F
kind: concept
name: One-form
aliases: [differential-one-form]
msc: [58A10]
uses: [0E3G0GRPZ6]
sources:
  - url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-form
    locator: lead section
same_as:
  wikidata: Q2608202
  wikipedia: One-form
---

## Summary

A one-form is a [[differential form|0E3G0GRPZ6]] of degree one.
At each point it gives a linear function of tangent vectors. One-forms are the natural integrands of line integrals, and the differential of a function is the basic example.