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In geometry, a circle is a closed curve formed by a set of pointson a plane that are

the same distance from its center O. That distance is known as the radius of the
circle. In geometry, a circle is a closed curve formed by a set of pointson
a plane that are the same distance from its center O. That distance is known as
the radius of the circle.
The diameter of a circle is a line segment that passes through the center of the
circle and has its endpoints on the circle. All the diameters of the same circle have
the same length.
A chord is a line segment with both endpoints on the circle. The diameter is a
special chord that passes through the center of the circle. The diameter would be
the longest chord in the circle.
The radius of the circle is a line segment from the center of the circle to a point on
the circle. The plural of radius is radii.

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