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Infinik Posted 17 years ago
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Why using "directly parallel" when you mean "parallel"?
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If you are describing two tangible objects and saying that they are "directly parallel", does that mean anything more than just parallel?
I'm having two guesses:
1) the adverb "directly" is just emphasis that they are truly parallel and ideally parallel.
2) they are in some kind of orientation that they are face to face and parallel?
If you think in a mathematics sense, there can't be any degree of parallel, unless otherwise (ultra parallel).
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If you are describing two tangible objects and saying that they are "directly parallel", does that mean anything more than just parallel?
I'm having two guesses:
1) the adverb "directly" is just emphasis that they are truly parallel and ideally parallel.
2) they are in some kind of orientation that they are face to face and parallel?
If you think in a mathematics sense, there can't be any degree of parallel, unless otherwise (ultra parallel).
i
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Hi, If you are describing two tangible objects and saying that they are "directly parallel", does that mean anything more than just parallel? I'm having two guesses: 1) the adverb "directly" is just emphasis that they are truly parallel and ideally parallel. 2) they are in some kind of orientation that they are face to face and parallel?
- Hi, If you are describing two tangible objects and saying that they are "directly parallel", does that mean anything more than just parallel?
- I'm having two guesses: 1) the adverb "directly" is just emphasis that they are truly parallel and ideally parallel.
- 2) they are in some kind of orientation that they are face to face and parallel?
- If you think in a mathematics sense, there can't be any degree of parallel, unless otherwise (ultra parallel).
- It's not an everyday expression.
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Hi,
If you are describing two tangible objects and saying that they are "directly parallel", does that mean anything more than just parallel?
I'm having two guesses:
1) the adverb "directly" is just emphasis that they are truly parallel and ideally parallel.
2) they are in some kind of orientation that they are face to face and parallel?
If you think in a mat
If you are describing two tangible objects and saying that they are "directly parallel", does that mean anything more than just parallel?
I'm having two guesses:
1) the adverb "directly" is just emphasis that they are truly parallel and ideally parallel.
2) they are in some kind of orientation that they are face to face and parallel?
If you think in a mat
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