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Encyclopedia > Small circle


A small circle, of a sphere, is the circle constructed by a plane crossing the sphere not in its middle point. Small circles always have smaller diameters than the sphere itself (compare great circle).

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Small circle of a sphere.


The small circle does not have the smallest curvature, and hence, a segment on its circumference does not represent the smallest path between two points on a spherical surface.


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