circle and other related terms

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  • circle is the set of all points on a plane at a given distance from a fixed point
  • center is the point that is equidistant from all the points of a circle
  • radius is the distance from any points of a circle
  • diameter is the distance across the circle through its center
  • chord a segment whose endpoints lies on the circle
  • circumference is the distance around the edge of a cicle
  • tanget to a circle is a line coplanar with the circle that intersects a circle at exactly one point
  • point of tangency is the point at which the tanget intersects the circle
  • secant is a line that intersects a circle of a two pair