Meaning & use

perimeter

noun·Academic

The total distance around the boundary of a flat shape.

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The square has sides of 4 centimeters and a perimeter of 16 centimeters.

Add all the side lengths to find the garden's perimeter.

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Perimeter measures length around a shape; area measures the space inside it. A circle's perimeter is called its circumference.

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