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What is the difference between a chord and a diameter

A chord is any line segment going from one side of the circle to another. A diameter is a special chord - it is a chord that goes through the center of the circle. It is also the biggest chord possible in the circle. So all diameters are chords, but  all chords are not diameters.

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CHORD:-The line segment between two points on a given curve.

DIAMETER:- A STRIGHT LINE PASSING THROUGH THE CENTER OF A CIRCLE OR SPHEARE AND MEETING THE CIRCUMFERENCE OR SURFACE AT EACH END

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The difference between them is that the chord does not pass through the centre and diameter pass through the centre point.

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