Definition:Coplanar/Lines
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Definition
Two (or more) lines are coplanar if and only if there exists a plane $P$ such that all the lines lie in $P$.
In this context, these lines may be understood as encompassing straight lines and plane curves.
Also see
- Results about coplanar lines can be found here.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): coplanar
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): coplanar