Parallel (geometry)
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Parallel (symbolized by two lines ||) lines never meet. Two geometryic entities are said to be parallel if they do not intersect if projected to infinity. More than one element may be parallel to any number of other elements, which would all be parallel to one another.
Thus two lines are parallel if they do not cross at any point. Similarly two planes are said to be parallel if they do not intersect at any line.
The following demonstrates parallel lines:
If a line AB is parallel to CD and AB is parallel to EF then CD is parallel to EF
The following demonstrates parallel planes:
If a plane ABC is parallel to DEF and ABC is parallel to GHI then ABC is parallel to GHI