Definition:Circle/Circumference
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Definition
The circumference of a circle is the line that forms its boundary.
Also defined as
The term circumference is also used to refer to the length of this line.
Technically, the correct term for the length of the circumference of a circle is perimeter.
Sources
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Entry: circumference
- 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Entry: circumference
