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Is a circle a sphere

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No.

A sphere is a three dimensional object whereas a circle is a two dimensional shape

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A circle is two dimensional whereas a sphere is three dimensional, so they are different things. Any two dimensional section or slice of a sphere is a circle, however.

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No a circle is the 2d projection ("shadow") of a sphere.

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