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[[Line]]s that are parallel do not intersect at any [[point]].
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[[Line]]s that are '''parallel''' must not intersect at any [[point]] and they must be [[coplanar]].
  
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Parallel lines are important in discussions of Euclidian [[geometry]].  A [[postulate]] of Euclidean geometry is that given a line and a point, there is exactly one line through the point parallel to the original line. Non-Euclidian geometries allow for infinite or no parallel numbers of lines.
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Parallel lines are important in discussions of [[Euclidean geometry]].  A [[postulate]] of Euclidean geometry is that given a line and a point, there is exactly one line through the point parallel to the original line. [[Non-Euclidean geometries]] allow for an infinite number of or no parallel lines.
  
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Latest revision as of 17:13, July 13, 2016

Lines that are parallel must not intersect at any point and they must be coplanar.

Parallel lines are important in discussions of Euclidean geometry. A postulate of Euclidean geometry is that given a line and a point, there is exactly one line through the point parallel to the original line. Non-Euclidean geometries allow for an infinite number of or no parallel lines.

Parallellines.gif