Circumference
What Circumference means in Mathematics GCSE, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
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The distance around a circle, found using the formula 2πr, which equals πd because the diameter is twice the radius.
The distance around the circle, given by C = 2πr or C = πd.
The complete curved boundary of a circle, or its total length, C = 2πr = πd.
The complete curved boundary of a circle, or the length of that boundary.
The distance around the boundary of a circle.
Topics that use Circumference
- Mensuration and calculation (AQA GCSE)
- Properties and constructions (AQA GCSE)
- Geometry and measures - Mensuration and calculation (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Geometry and measures - Properties and constructions (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Number - Structure and calculation (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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