Compare and Contrast the Vertical and Lateral Thinking Methods

question 165

Essay

Compare and contrast the vertical and lateral thinking methods.

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Definitions:

Flatness

The condition of a surface having minimal curvature or deviation from being perfectly flat.

Perpendicularity

Perpendicularity is the condition of being exactly at a 90-degree angle to a referenced surface or line, crucial in part and assembly accuracy.

Parallelism

The condition or quality of being parallel; in mechanical engineering, it refers to surfaces or axes that remain the same distance apart and never meet.

Datum Plane

An imaginary flat surface used as a reference for measuring and constructing geometries in design and manufacturing.