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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. | 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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Lines that are parallel do not intersect at any point.
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.
