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human
Eli5: If location determines the IP address, can users that are connected to the same network have the same IP address?
gpt
Can users share the same up address? Yes and no.

Each device needs its own local IP address.

However there are local IP addresses on the inside of the network, and external (public) IP addresses which is what the outside world sees. So users while having their own local IP address, can share the same external public IP address.

This is because usually the device facing the outside world (router or firewall) will have one or few IP address showing to the outside world.