Why do not two magnetic field lines intersect each other?

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(N/A) If two magnetic field lines of a magnet were to intersect,it would imply that at the point of intersection,the magnetic field has two different directions simultaneously.
This would mean that a compass needle placed at that point would point in two different directions at the same time,which is physically impossible.
Therefore,magnetic field lines never intersect each other.

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