The circumference indicates the path and length around a circle, while a perimeter could be the edge (edge length) length of any regular or irregular shape, such as a square, rectangle, or triangle.
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A circumference is the perimeter of a circle
Perimeter is the distance around something. In the case of a circle (or other curved figures), this is simply called the perimeter, so I would say perimeter is the same as circumference. Except that it is uncommon to call the circumference of a circle the "perimeter".
The circumference of a circle represents its perimeter and the distance around it.
The circumference is the distance around a closed curve. Circumference is a special perimeter.
Circumference.