The of a triangle is the center of the only circle that can be circumscribed about it.

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Problem

The ____ of a triangle is the center of the only circle that can be circumscribed about it.

Step-by-step solution

The circumcenter is the intersection of the perpendicular bisectors of the sides of a triangle, and it is equidistant from the vertices, making it the center of the circumscribed circle.

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Answer

circumcenter