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A '''plane''' is a [[surface]] such that any straight [[line]] linking any two [[point]]s on the surface is part of the surface.  
A '''plane''' is a [[surface]] such that any straight [[line]] linking any two [[point]]s on the surface is part of the surface.  
A plane is made up of an [[infinite]] number of straight lines.
A plane is made up of an [[infinite]] number of straight lines. At its simplest, a plane can be defined by a [[triangle]] whose [[vertex|vertices]] cannot be [[collinear]]. 


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Revision as of 00:59, 31 October 2007

A plane is a surface such that any straight line linking any two points on the surface is part of the surface. A plane is made up of an infinite number of straight lines. At its simplest, a plane can be defined by a triangle whose vertices cannot be collinear.