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sense one speaks of the diameter rather than a diameter (which refers to the line segment itself), because all diameters of a circle or sphere have the same length, this being twice the radius :

The word "diameter" is derived , . It is often abbreviated , , , or

Constructions

With straightedge and compass, a diameter of a given circle can be constructed as the perpendicular bisector of an

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