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The '''radius''' of a [[circle]] is the distance from the center to any point on the circle. Identical definitions hold for the [[sphere]] and [[hypersphere]]. | The '''radius''' of a [[circle]] is the distance from the center to any point on the circle. Identical definitions hold for the [[sphere]] and [[hypersphere]]. | ||
<asy>size( | <asy>size(115); | ||
pair O=(0,0), P=dir(30); | pair O=(0,0), P=dir(30); | ||
D(unitcircle); | D(unitcircle); | ||
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The radius of a circle is the distance from the center to any point on the circle. Identical definitions hold for the sphere and hypersphere.
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