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perimeter
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perimeter

The boundary of a system or network, which defines the inside and outside. It is typically determined by firewalls and addresses. See DMZ.


perimeter
1. Maths
a. the curve or line enclosing a plane area
b. the length of this curve or line
2. a medical instrument for measuring the limits of the field of vision

perimeter [pə′rim·əd·ər]
(mathematics)
The total length of a closed curve; for example, the perimeter of a polygon is the total length of its sides.


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The proposal by TEN Arquitectos for the exhibition and convention centre is an oval, 240m long, all of whose parts are connected by the fluid interplay of elliptical perimetric ramps that enclose the central part of the exhibition hall and the ring of lobbies and services.
 
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