Definition:Circumcenter

Definition

Let $P$ be a polygon.

Let $P$ have a circumcircle $C$.

Then the center of $C$ is the circumcenter of $P$.

Also known as

The British English spelling of circumcenter is circumcentre.

Also see

• Definition:Circumcenter of Triangle

• Results about circumcenters can be found here.

Sources

• 1989: Ephraim J. Borowski and Jonathan M. Borwein: Dictionary of Mathematics ... (previous) ... (next): circumcentre
• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): circumcentre
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): circumcentre