diameter
The diameter of a circle or a sphere is the length of the segment joining a point with the one symmetrical respect to the center. That is, the length of the longest segment joining a pair of points.
Also, we call any of these segments themselves a diameter. So, in the next picture, is a diameter.
The diameter is equal to twice the radius.
| Title | diameter |
|---|---|
| Canonical name | Diameter1 |
| Date of creation | 2013-03-22 12:20:42 |
| Last modified on | 2013-03-22 12:20:42 |
| Owner | drini (3) |
| Last modified by | drini (3) |
| Numerical id | 20 |
| Author | drini (3) |
| Entry type | Definition |
| Classification | msc 51-00 |
| Related topic | Radius |
| Related topic | VolumeOfSphericalCapAndSphericalSector |