Intersecting Lines (original) (raw)

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Lines that intersect in a point are called intersecting lines. Lines that do not intersect are called parallel lines in the plane, and either parallel or skew lines in three-dimensional space.

See also

Coincident Lines, Line-Line Intersection, Parallel Lines, Skew Lines

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Intersecting Lines." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/IntersectingLines.html

Subject classifications

• Geometry
• Line Geometry
• Lines