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parallel: a standalone construct

One name. One construct. A landmark on the map.

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parallel1 CONSTRUCTParallel linesEUCLID · POSTULATE 5

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Geometry

Coplanar lines that never meet

In geometry, parallel lines are straight lines in the same plane that never meet however far they are produced; Euclid's fifth (parallel) postulate fixes the condition under which lines eventually meet, and the centuries-long effort to prove or replace it opened the way to non-Euclidean geometry. Euclid's Elements, in Heath's translation, is the foundational source. The referent is a relation between lines in a plane, distinct from a circle on the globe or simultaneous computation.[1]

Unit
The relation of two coplanar lines that do not intersect
Recovery means
Not applicable
Measured by
Established by the equality of corresponding angles cut by a transversal, or by a constant perpendicular distance between the lines

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parallelism3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructsconcurrency3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructsantithesis2 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs

References

  1. Euclid. (1956). The thirteen books of Euclid's Elements (T. L. Heath, Trans.; 2nd ed., Vol. 1). Dover. (Original work published ca. 300 BCE) ISBN 9780486600888

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