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Because it has no thickness

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Is a torus a circle?

No.A torus is a three dimensional shape whereas a circle is a two dimensional shape.


What two dimensional shape has no angles?

circle


How many dimensions does a semi circle have?

A semi-circle is a two dimensional shape.


What is a shape with all points the same distance from its center?

If the shape is two-dimensional then it is a circle, if the shape is three-dimensional then it's a sphere.


Is a circle a sphere?

No.A sphere is a three dimensional object whereas a circle is a two dimensional shape


What figures is two-dimensional but yet it is not a polygon?

It is a circle or an oval shape.


Which two-dimensional shape has no diagonals?

A triangle. Also, any shape that has no corners, such as a circle or an ellipse.


Is a sphere a three dimensional shape?

A sphere is indeed a three dimensional shape. It is a circle rotated about an axis several times to create and three dimmensional object from a two dimensional shape.


What is the volume of a circle if its radius equals 4?

There is no volume in a circle but volume can be found in a sphere. The question should be rephrased. A circle is a two dimensional shape, so it cannot have a volume which is a characteristic of a three dimensional shape.


Is a circle two dimensional?

A circle is two dimensional.


What is the difference between spherical and circle?

A sphere is a three dimentional shape, a circle is a two dimentional shape. You can't pick up a circle, it can only be drawn. In differential geometry, a one dimensional sphere is a point, a two dimensional sphere is a circle and a three dimensional sphere is what we call a "sphere", there is no limit to the number of dimensions a sphere can have.


What is an example of 2 and 3 dimensional shapes?

Well two dimensional means a flat shape, like a square, or a circle. A three dimensional shape means you can hold it, like the 3-D version of a square is a cube, and a 3-D circle is a sphere.