semiperimeter

semiperimeter

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *sem-
Proto-Indo-European *sēmi
Latin sēmi-bor.
English semi-
English perimeter
English semiperimeter

    From semi- + perimeter.

    Noun

    semiperimeter (plural semiperimeters)

    1. (mathematics) Half of the perimeter (sum of the lengths of the sides) of a polygon. The term is typically applied to triangles, cyclic quadrilaterals, and regular polygons.
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