Definition:Circumference of Geometric Figure/Also defined as
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Circumference of Geometric Figure: Also defined as
The term circumference is also used to refer to the length of the boundary.
Technically, the correct term for the length of the circumference is perimeter.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): circumference: 1.
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): circumference: 1.
- 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): circumference