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Circle

Simple curve of Euclidean geometry / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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A circle is a shape consisting of all points in a plane that are at a given distance from a given point, the centre. The distance between any point of the circle and the centre is called the radius. Usually, the radius is required to be a positive number. A circle with (a single point) is a degenerate case. This article is about circles in Euclidean geometry, and, in particular, the Euclidean plane, except where otherwise noted.

Quick facts: Circle, Type, Symmetry group, Area, Perimeter...
Circle
Circle-withsegments.svg
A circle
  circumference C
  diameter D
  radius R
  centre or origin O
TypeConic section
Symmetry groupO(2)
AreaπR2
PerimeterC = 2πR
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Specifically, a circle is a simple closed curve that divides the plane into two regions: an interior and an exterior. In everyday use, the term "circle" may be used interchangeably to refer to either the boundary of the figure, or to the whole figure including its interior; in strict technical usage, the circle is only the boundary and the whole figure is called a disc.[citation needed]

A circle may also be defined as a special kind of ellipse in which the two foci are coincident, the eccentricity is 0, and the semi-major and semi-minor axes are equal; or the two-dimensional shape enclosing the most area per unit perimeter squared, using calculus of variations.