is aline segmentwhoseendpointslie onthe circle and which passes through the centre of the circle. The length of a diameter is twice thelength of the radius. A circle is never a polygon because it has no sides or vertices.Circles are simple closedcurveswhich divide theplaneinto two regions, aninterior and anexterior. In everyday use the term "circle" may be used interchangeably to refer to either the boundary of the figure (known as the
) or to the whole figure including its interior, butin strict technical usage "circle" refers to the perimeter while the interior of the circle is called a
of a circle is the perimeter of the circle (especially when referring to itslength).A circle is a specialellipsein which the twofociare coincident. Circles areconic sectionsattained when aright circular coneis intersected with a plane perpendicular to the axis of thecone.The circle has been known since before the beginning of recorded history. It is the basis for thewheel,which, with related inventions such asgears, makes much of modern civilization possible. In mathematics, the study of the circle has helped inspire the development of geometryand calculus.Earlyscience,particularlygeometryandAstrology and astronomy,was connected to the divinefor mostmedieval scholars, and many believed that there was something intrinsically "divine" or "perfect" that could be found in circles.Some highlights in the history of the circle are:
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