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title: Circle
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## Circle

A circle is a closed shape where all points are the same distance from the center.

The distance from one point to the center is called the radius (R).

The distance from one point, throught the center to another point is called the diameter (D).

The distance all around the circle is called the circumference (C). 

![circle](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Circle-withsegments.svg/612px-Circle-withsegments.svg.png "circle")

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More information with illustrations can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle