Perimeter vs. Circumference

Perimeter vs. Circumference — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Perimeter and Circumference

Perimeternoun

(mathematics) The sum of the distance of all the lengths of the sides of an object.

Circumferencenoun

(geometry) The line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure

Perimeternoun

(mathematics) The length of such a boundary.

Circumferencenoun

(geometry) The length of such a line

Perimeternoun

The outer limits of an area. circumference

Circumferencenoun

(obsolete) The surface of a round or spherical object

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Perimeternoun

A fortified strip or boundary usually protecting a military position.

Circumferencenoun

(graph theory) The length of the longest cycle of a graph

Perimeternoun

An instrument for determining the extent and shape of the field of vision.

Circumferenceverb

To include in a circular space; to bound.

Perimeternoun

the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary

Circumferencenoun

the size of something as given by the distance around it

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Perimeternoun

a line enclosing a plane areas

Circumferencenoun

the length of the closed curve of a circle

Perimeternoun

the size of something as given by the distance around it