Plane (mathematics)

In mathematics, a plane is a two-dimensional space or flat surface that extends indefinitely. A plane is the two-dimensional analogue of a point (zero dimensions), a line (one dimension) and three-dimensional space.

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When working exclusively in two-dimensional Euclidean space, the definite article is used, so the Euclidean plane refers to the whole space.

Many fundamental tasks in mathematics, geometry, trigonometry, graph theory, and graphing are performed in a two-dimensional or planar space.[1]

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