Perimeter
noun
The total length of the outside edges of a shape or an area.
He measured the perimeter of the square to be 16 meters.
Often appears as...
- measure the perimeter
- perimeter of a square
noun
A boundary line that separates an internal area from the outside.
We need to secure the perimeter of the building.
Often appears as...
- secure the perimeter
- perimeter fence
noun
The total length of the outside edges of a shape or an area.
He measured the perimeter of the square to be 16 meters.
Often appears as...
- measure the perimeter
- perimeter of a square
noun
A boundary line that separates an internal area from the outside.
We need to secure the perimeter of the building.
Often appears as...
- secure the perimeter
- perimeter fence
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Pro Tip 1/3Geometry Context
Perimeter is a basic term in geometry often used in mathematics education.
Find the perimeter of this triangle.
Pro Tip 2/3Linear Measure
Perimeter refers to a one-dimensional measure, even if the shape is two-dimensional.
The perimeter of our garden is longer than yours.
Pro Tip 3/3Addition of Sides
It's the sum of all side lengths of a polygon, not just a measure of one side.
To get the perimeter, add all the sides of the quadrilateral.
Pro Tip 1/3Geometry Context
Perimeter is a basic term in geometry often used in mathematics education.
Find the perimeter of this triangle.
Pro Tip 2/3Linear Measure
Perimeter refers to a one-dimensional measure, even if the shape is two-dimensional.
The perimeter of our garden is longer than yours.
Pro Tip 3/3Addition of Sides
It's the sum of all side lengths of a polygon, not just a measure of one side.
To get the perimeter, add all the sides of the quadrilateral.
Pro Tip 1/3Geometry Context
Perimeter is a basic term in geometry often used in mathematics education.
Find the perimeter of this triangle.
Pro Tip 2/3Linear Measure
Perimeter refers to a one-dimensional measure, even if the shape is two-dimensional.
The perimeter of our garden is longer than yours.
Pro Tip 3/3Addition of Sides
It's the sum of all side lengths of a polygon, not just a measure of one side.
To get the perimeter, add all the sides of the quadrilateral.
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Video examples
Mick Mountz: What...
We send the little orange robots out to pick up the blue shelving pods. And we deliver them to the side of the building. So all the pick workers now get to stay on the perimeter. And the game here is to pick up the shelves, take them down the highway and deliver them straight to the pick worker. This pick worker's life is completely different.
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A kinder, gentler...
and our own dramas. And that's why we enjoy looking at glaciers and oceans, and contemplating the Earth from outside its perimeters, etc. We like to feel in contact with something that is non-human, and that is so deeply important to us. What I think I've been talking about really is success and failure.
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How can social media...
they had badge printers inside the perimeter of the insurgency to give out identifiers this was a really serious application of anti power and it worked it brought the government down the yellow shirts who were in power were then thrown out of power and the red shirts are now in power and then last
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The Greek myth of Talos,...
and powered by ichor, the life fluid of the gods, this automaton was unlike anything Hephaestus had forged before. The god named his creation the first robot. Three times a day, the bronze guardian marched around the island's perimeter searching for interlopers.
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The case of the missing...
approaching a fixed number, while the perimeter was just getting bigger and bigger, uncontrollably ballooning like an overindulgent birthday clown. After infinity pinches, flimflam, there it Finite area, but infinite perimeter. Now that is a piece of work.
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7 principles for...
The street perimeter has shops so there's local destinations. And the streets themselves become smaller, because there are more of them. Very simple, straightforward urban design. Now, here you have something I dearly love. Think of the logic.
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Ryan Holladay: To hear...
this entire sequence happens in reverse. And were you to actually exit the perimeter of the park, the music would fade to silence, and the play button would disappear. We're sometimes contacted by people in other parts of the world
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The price of shame PIPE...
Millions of people, often anonymously, can stab you with their words, and that's a lot of pain. And there are no perimeters around how many people can publicly observe you and put you in a public stockade.
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Doomsday Prepper Tips:...
most people think you have to have a sound device to protect your perimeter but we have a chemical solution this will locate exactly where your perimeter
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Swarm of Ants Flies For...
finally come for the corral honey ants to put in an appearance workers pour out to secure the perimeter of the nest hole creating a protected launch pad
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Mick Mountz: What...
We send the little orange robots out to pick up the blue shelving pods. And we deliver them to the side of the building. So all the pick workers now get to stay on the perimeter. And the game here is to pick up the shelves, take them down the highway and deliver them straight to the pick worker. This pick worker's life is completely different.
Video examples
A kinder, gentler...
and our own dramas. And that's why we enjoy looking at glaciers and oceans, and contemplating the Earth from outside its perimeters, etc. We like to feel in contact with something that is non-human, and that is so deeply important to us. What I think I've been talking about really is success and failure.
Video examples
How can social media...
they had badge printers inside the perimeter of the insurgency to give out identifiers this was a really serious application of anti power and it worked it brought the government down the yellow shirts who were in power were then thrown out of power and the red shirts are now in power and then last
Video examples
The Greek myth of Talos,...
and powered by ichor, the life fluid of the gods, this automaton was unlike anything Hephaestus had forged before. The god named his creation the first robot. Three times a day, the bronze guardian marched around the island's perimeter searching for interlopers.
Video examples
The case of the missing...
approaching a fixed number, while the perimeter was just getting bigger and bigger, uncontrollably ballooning like an overindulgent birthday clown. After infinity pinches, flimflam, there it Finite area, but infinite perimeter. Now that is a piece of work.
Video examples
7 principles for...
The street perimeter has shops so there's local destinations. And the streets themselves become smaller, because there are more of them. Very simple, straightforward urban design. Now, here you have something I dearly love. Think of the logic.
Video examples
Ryan Holladay: To hear...
this entire sequence happens in reverse. And were you to actually exit the perimeter of the park, the music would fade to silence, and the play button would disappear. We're sometimes contacted by people in other parts of the world
Video examples
The price of shame PIPE...
Millions of people, often anonymously, can stab you with their words, and that's a lot of pain. And there are no perimeters around how many people can publicly observe you and put you in a public stockade.
Video examples
Doomsday Prepper Tips:...
most people think you have to have a sound device to protect your perimeter but we have a chemical solution this will locate exactly where your perimeter
Video examples
Swarm of Ants Flies For...
finally come for the corral honey ants to put in an appearance workers pour out to secure the perimeter of the nest hole creating a protected launch pad
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Quote examples
Dirk Nowitzki
German Athlete
Over the years, I pride myself on being more than just a spot-up shooter. I've gotta put the ball on the floor. I've got to post up and drive the ball from the perimeter and get to the basket - all the stuff I was actually doing that helped us win the championship.
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Frank Vogel
American Clergyman
The value in having bigs that have the ability to shoot from the perimeter has increased and having bigs that have the defensive versatility to not only protect the rim, but to switch out and defend smaller guards, the value of that has also increased.
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Jane Hirshfield
American Poet
You can't write an image, a metaphor, a story, a phrase, without leaning a little further into the shared world, without recognizing that your supposed solitude is at every point of its perimeter touching some other.
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Sam Heughan
Scottish Actor
I think trust is the most important thing. If the actors and the director and the crew trust each other and you set up perimeters and boundaries, you give everyone space to do great work.
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Avery Bradley
American Basketball Player
There's no bigger stage than this, so each and every night, every opportunity I get, I'm gonna try to prove and show the world that I'm the best perimeter defender in the NBA.
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Dan Donovan
American Politician
There are many avenues to peacefully protest, but those rights don't extend to illegal actions, breaching security perimeters, and threatening police officers.
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Zaza Pachulia
Georgian Baseball Player
You have to defend the perimeter guys otherwise you're going to struggle getting playing time or staying on the court.
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Jonathan Safran Foer
American Writer
Literature has drawn a funny perimeter that other art forms haven't.
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Roy Hibbert
Jamaican Athlete
I regret that I never learned how to play on the perimeter.
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Harrison Barnes
American Basketball Player
Most bigs aren't used to guarding out on the perimeter.
Quote examples
Dirk Nowitzki
German Athlete
Over the years, I pride myself on being more than just a spot-up shooter. I've gotta put the ball on the floor. I've got to post up and drive the ball from the perimeter and get to the basket - all the stuff I was actually doing that helped us win the championship.
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Frank Vogel
American Clergyman
The value in having bigs that have the ability to shoot from the perimeter has increased and having bigs that have the defensive versatility to not only protect the rim, but to switch out and defend smaller guards, the value of that has also increased.
Quote examples
Jane Hirshfield
American Poet
You can't write an image, a metaphor, a story, a phrase, without leaning a little further into the shared world, without recognizing that your supposed solitude is at every point of its perimeter touching some other.
Quote examples
Sam Heughan
Scottish Actor
I think trust is the most important thing. If the actors and the director and the crew trust each other and you set up perimeters and boundaries, you give everyone space to do great work.
Quote examples
Avery Bradley
American Basketball Player
There's no bigger stage than this, so each and every night, every opportunity I get, I'm gonna try to prove and show the world that I'm the best perimeter defender in the NBA.
Quote examples
Dan Donovan
American Politician
There are many avenues to peacefully protest, but those rights don't extend to illegal actions, breaching security perimeters, and threatening police officers.
Quote examples
Zaza Pachulia
Georgian Baseball Player
You have to defend the perimeter guys otherwise you're going to struggle getting playing time or staying on the court.
Quote examples
Jonathan Safran Foer
American Writer
Literature has drawn a funny perimeter that other art forms haven't.
Quote examples
Roy Hibbert
Jamaican Athlete
I regret that I never learned how to play on the perimeter.
Quote examples
Harrison Barnes
American Basketball Player
Most bigs aren't used to guarding out on the perimeter.
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