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4 February
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What is the difference between horizontal and parallel ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between horizontal and parallel ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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Horizontal means flat
Parallel means next to/not intersecting and can be any direction
== these lines are horizontal and parallel
// these lines are parallel but not horizontal
In everyday usage (outside of math):
My favorite way to relax is laying horizontal on the couch.
The teams worked in parallel, each completing their work at the same time. (In this context, parallel can mean physically next to or simultaneously)
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