Category:Definitions/Sectors of Circles

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A sector of a circle is the region bounded by two radii and an arc.

In the words of Euclid:

A sector of a circle is the figure which, when an angle is constructed at the center of the circle, is contained by the straight lines containing the angle and the circumference cut off by them.

(The Elements: Book $\text{III}$: Definition $10$)


In the diagram below, $BAC$ is a sector.

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