Area
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Area is a quantity that expresses the extent of a two-dimensional surface or shape, or planar lamina, in the plane. Area can be understood as the amount of material with a given thickness that would be necessary to fashion a model of the shape, or the amount of paint necessary to cover the surface with a single coat. It is the two-dimensional analog of the length of a curve (a one-dimensional concept) or the volume of a solid (a three-dimensional concept).
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See also
- Equi-areal mapping
- Integral
- Orders of magnitude (area)—A list of areas by size.
- Perimeter
- Planimeter, an instrument for measuring small areas, e.g. on maps.
- Volume
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