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Comment by JJMcJ

6 months ago

Note that the solid set, all points within a certain distance of the center, is called a ball: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball_(mathematics)

If the boundary is included, it's a closed ball, otherwise it's an open ball.

So the sphere is the "skin", the ball is the whole thing.

A bit different than common usage.

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