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Polygon vs Circumcircle - What's the difference?

polygon | circumcircle |

As nouns the difference between polygon and circumcircle

is that polygon is while circumcircle is (mathematics) a circle that passes through every vertex of a given triangle (or other polygon where possible).

polygon

English

Noun

(wikipedia polygon) (en noun)
  • (geometry) A plane figure bounded by straight edges.
  • (geometry) The boundary of such a figure.
  • (geometry, more generally) A figure comprising vertices and (not necessarily straight) edges, alternatingly.
  • (geometry) Such a figure and its interior, taken as a whole.

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    Derived terms

    * cumulative frequency polygon * frequency polygon * funicular polygon * polygon of forces

    Related terms

    * polygonal * polygonality * polygonhood * polygonness

    See also

    * polyhedron ----

    circumcircle

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mathematics) A circle that passes through every vertex of a given triangle (or other polygon where possible)