For 2 resistors to be in parallel is it necessary that they are connected parallel to each other or it - Science - Electricity

Question

For 2 resistors to be in parallel is it necessary that they are
connected parallel to each other or it is just req that they have
one common point and other end of each resistor has one common end
point?

Decoder_2 · Accepted Answer

Dear
student,
If you consider only two resistors in a circuit then they must have
both terminals connected with each other but if there are more than
two resistors then the two ends must come connected with each other
after simplifying other resistors from the circuit
Regards

For 2 resistors to be in parallel is it necessary that they are connected parallel to each other or it is just req that they have one common point and other end of each resistor has one common end point?