Chord or secant line | Chord | Secant | Secant line (English)
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Definition (keystage 2)
A straight line joining two points on the perimeter (or edge) of a shape, usually a circle. A diameter is a particular type of chord.
Relations
- broader:
- (en) Line segment
- (en) Lines in a circle
- (en) Lines in a polygon
- narrower:
- (en) Common chord
- (en) Diameter
- references:
- (en) Arc of a curve
- (en) Circle
- (en) Circumference
- (en) Intersection of lines
- (en) Radius
- referenced:
- (en) Concyclic
- (en) Major arc
- (en) Major segment
- (en) Minor segment
- (en) sec
- (en) Segment
- (en) Subtend
- (en) Tangent line
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