IN MATH: 1. n. the perimeter of a circle, the distance around a circle. EX. What's the circumference if the diameter is 12 yards?
IN ENGLISH: 1. as defined above. 2. n. the region surrounding something. EX. The circumference of the pond was bordered by flowers.
APPLICATION: See list 140.
1. If the radius of a circle is 10 units in length, what's the circumference?
2. If the circumference is about 314 ft. determine the diameter of the circle.
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