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Area is length times width (only for rectangle) while perimeter is all the sides added up (always).

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area is the inside of a shape and the perimeter is the outside of an shape

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The area of a 2-dimensional shape is the amount of space contained within its boundaries. The perimeter is the total length of the boundary.

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