Intersecting lines in the context of "Skew lines"

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⭐ Core Definition: Intersecting lines

In Euclidean geometry, the intersection of a line and a line can be the empty set, a single point, or a line (if they coincide). Distinguishing these cases and finding the intersection have uses, for example, in computer graphics, motion planning, and collision detection.

In a Euclidean space, if two lines are not coplanar, they have no point of intersection and are called skew lines. If they are coplanar, however, there are three possibilities: if they coincide (are the same line), they have all of their infinitely many points in common; if they are distinct but have the same direction, they are said to be parallel and have no points in common; otherwise, they have a single point of intersection, denoted as singleton set, for instance .

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Intersecting lines in the context of Parallel lines

In geometry, parallel lines are coplanar infinite straight lines that do not intersect at any point. Parallel planes are infinite flat planes in the same three-dimensional space that never meet. In three-dimensional Euclidean space, a line and a plane that do not share a point are also said to be parallel. However, two noncoplanar lines are called skew lines. Line segments and Euclidean vectors are parallel if they have the same direction or opposite direction (not necessarily the same length).

Parallel lines are the subject of Euclid's parallel postulate. Parallelism is primarily a property of affine geometries and Euclidean geometry is a special instance of this type of geometry.In some other geometries, such as hyperbolic geometry, lines can have analogous properties that are referred to as parallelism.The concept can also be generalized to non-straight parallel curves and non-flat parallel surfaces, which keep a fixed minimum distance and do not touch each other or intersect.

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← Parallel lines ← Parallel (geometry)
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Euclidean geometry → Empty set → Point (geometry) → Line (geometry) → Intersection (Euclidean geometry) → Computer graphics → Motion planning → Collision detection → Euclidean space → Coplanarity → Skew lines → Infinity → Parallel (geometry) → Singleton set →