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Segment

A Segment is the area of a circle made by a line and an arc.

 

Like an orange a segment is a piece of a circle

A segment of orange is shaped like a segment.

 

Example 1

A segment is a line trough the circle and the resulting piece is a segment

Often when talking about a segment of a circle it is the smaller segment of a circle.

 

Example 2

A segment can apply to both sides of the line, as the minor and major segment

The word segment can apply to both parts.

 

Example 3

A sector is a piece of a circle where the line does not penetrate through the circle

A contrast between a sector and a segment.

 

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