SOLUTION: What does the "circumference" of a circle mean?

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Question 335956: What does the "circumference" of a circle mean?
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, stanbon:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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The circumference of a circle is the distance around the circle. It can be thought as the "perimeter" of a circle.

Ex: You want to fence off a circular portion of your yard. The circumference of this circle be the total length of the fencing needed to enclose the circular area.

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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the distance around the circle.
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Stan H.