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Order of rotational symmetry of a circle

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The question

Question: what is the order of rotational symmetry of a circle?

1 Turn and count

Turn a circle about its center by any amount: it always fits on itself.

So there is no end to them: no answer as a number.

A circle fits at every turn.

order : endless
Answer
order : endless

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