Parallel (geometry)

From Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium

In Euclidean geometry:

Parallel (symbolized by two adjacent vertical lines ∥) lines never meet. Two geometric 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