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  1. circumscribing

    In geometry, the circumscribed circle or circumcircle of a polygon is a circle that passes through all the vertices of the polygon. The center of this circle is called the circumcenter and its radius is called the circumradius. Not every polygon has a circumscribed circle. A polygon that does have one is called a cyclic polygon, or sometimes a concyclic polygon because its vertices are concyclic. All triangles, all regular simple polygons, all rectangles, all isosceles trapezoids, and all right kites are cyclic. A related notion is the one of a minimum bounding circle, which is the smallest circle that completely contains the polygon within it, if the circle's center is within the polygon. Every polygon has a unique minimum bounding circle, which may be constructed by a linear time algorithm. Even if a polygon has a circumscribed circle, it may be different from its minimum bounding circle. For example, for an obtuse triangle, the minimum bounding circle has the longest side as diameter and does not pass through the opposite vertex.

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  1. Circumscribing

    of Circumscribe

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of circumscribing in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of circumscribing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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    Children are experimenting with ideas about their own interests and aptitudes and maybe even future roles, it is problematic when you're circumscribing options and saying this whole range of things is only for girls and this range of things is only for boys.

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