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The radius of a circle is the distance from its center to its circumference or from the center of a sphere to its surface. The radius is equal to half the diameter.

Radius is an elementary-school-level concept. It is listed in the California State Standards for Grade 4.

Prerequisites

Circle: A circle is the set of points in a plane that are equidistant from a given center point.
Perimeter: The perimeter is a length around the boundary of a closed two-dimensional region. The perimeter of a circle is called its circumference.
Sphere: A sphere is the set of all points in three-dimensional space that are located at a fixed distance from a given point.

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