The total distance around a plane geometric shape, i.e. one drawn on a piece of paper, is called the shape's perimeter.
The Perimeter
The distance around the outside of a circle is called the Circumference.
The distance around the outside of a polygon is called the perimeterIt is the sum of the lengths of all the edges /sides
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the distance around the circle is called the circumference. If you put a circle on the ground and walked around the outside this would be the length ofthe circumference.
The distance around the outside of a circle is called the circumference. You can find this difference by multiplying the circles diameter by pi (3.141...).
If you are asking what the distance around a rectangle is called, the answer is "perimeter". that is not the question though is it???