Circular segment

In geometry, a circular segment (symbol: ), also known as a disk segment, is a region of a disk which is "cut off" from the rest of the disk by a secant or a chord. More formally, a circular segment is a region of two-dimensional space that is bounded by a circular arc (of less than π radians by convention) and by the circular chord connecting the endpoints of the arc.

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