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Inscribed and circumscribed describe only the position of the polygon relative to the circle — vertices on the circle, or sides touching it.
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Traditional geometry adds the claim that the inscribed polygon must be shorter and the circumscribed polygon must be longer.</p>
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Traditional geometry adds the claim that the perimeter of the circumscribed polygon must be longer than the circumference.</p>
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<summary><h4>But that claim depends on assumptions about curvature that fail once the polygon’s internal angles flatten toward 180°.</h4></summary>
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