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Euclid's fifth postulate: If two lines are drawn which intersect a third in such a way that the sum of the inner angles on one side is less than two right angles, then the two lines inevitably must intersect each other on that side if extended far enough.

It can be rewritten: If two lines are drawn which intersect a third at angles of 90 degrees, the two lines are parallel and will not intersect each other.

It has also been rewritten as Playfair's axiom:In a plane, given a line and a point not on it, at most one line parallel to the given line can be drawn through the point.

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