A line segment that lies within a circle and does not pass through the centre of the circle is called .

tangent

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secant

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chord

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Solution

The correct option is C chord
A line segment that lies within a circle and does not not pass through the centre of the circle is called chord of the circle. Whereas, a line that intersects the circle at two distinct points is called secant.
In the fig given below, CD is a chord and AB is a secant of the circle.

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