Skew lines are two lines in three-dimensional Euclidean space that are neither parallel nor intersecting.
For lines and with , their shortest distance is

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Skew lines are lines that do not intersect and are not parallel. They exist in three-dimensional space. Unlike parallel lines, which are always the same distance apart and will never meet, skew lines are positioned such that they are not on the same plane. Consequently, they cannot intersect. For example, consider two lines in a room: one line lying along the edge of a table and another line running across the ceiling.