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Concept

Arc

An arc is any portion of the circumference of a circle.

Circle O with points A, B, C, and D in their circumference forming four different arcs

In this applet, AB, BC, CD, and DA are four arcs of ⊙ O.

Extra

Arcs in Curves

An arc can also sometimes be defined as a smooth and continuous section of a curve.

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