diameter vs line segment

diameter

noun
  • Any straight line between two points on the circumference of a circle that passes through the centre/center of the circle. 

  • The maximum eccentricity over all vertices in a graph. 

  • The length of such a line. 

  • The maximum distance between any two points in a metric space 

line segment

noun
  • A part of a straight line bounded by two points. 

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