A line segment that divides a circle in two is a chord.
If the two parts of the circle are equal, the line segment is a diameter.
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It's a chord, unless the 2 parts are equal, when it becomes a diameter.
It could be the diameter of a circle that produces 2 congruent segments or the midpoint of a line segment
A. If the line segment touches two points on the circle it is called as: 1. secant; if the line extends outside the circle. 2. chord; if the line is present only within the circle. B. If the line segment touches one point on the circle AND the center of the circle AND is present only within the circle it is called as: radius.
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Such a line segment would be a radius of the circle.