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    Mathematics GCSE

    Perimeter

    What Perimeter means in Mathematics GCSE, as defined for OCR.

    Definition of Perimeter

    The total continuous length of the boundary of a closed two-dimensional figure.
    OCR · Mensuration (study guide)

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