Circular sector

Not to be confused with circular section.
The minor sector is shaded in green while the major sector is shaded white.

A circular sector, also known as circle sector or disk sector or simply a sector (symbol: ⌔), is the portion of a disk (a closed region bounded by a circle) enclosed by two radii and an arc, with the smaller area being known as the minor sector and the larger being the major sector.[1] In the diagram, θ is the central angle, r the radius of the circle, and L is the arc length of the minor sector.

The angle formed by connecting the endpoints of the arc to any point on the circumference that is not in the sector is equal to half the central angle.[2]

  1. ^ Dewan, Rajesh K. (2016). Saraswati Mathematics. New Delhi: New Saraswati House India Pvt Ltd. p. 234. ISBN 978-8173358371.
  2. ^ Achatz, Thomas; Anderson, John G. (2005). Technical shop mathematics. Kathleen McKenzie (3rd ed.). New York: Industrial Press. p. 376. ISBN 978-0831130862. OCLC 56559272.