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Whats the difference between coplanar and collinear

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Collinear is two points that are on the same line while coplanar is 2 points (or lines) that lie on the same plane. The difference is that collinear is referring to a line while coplanar is referring to a whole plane
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In terms of points, a point that is coplanar is one that lies anywhere on the given plane while a point that is collinear is a point that lies anywhere on the given line.
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