A rectangle is a closed 2-D shape, having 4 sides, 4 corners, and 4 right angles (90°). The opposite sides of a rectangle are equal and parallel. Since, a rectangle is a 2-D shape, it is characterized by two dimensions, length, and width. Length is the longer side of the rectangle and width is the shorter side. More @Wikipedia
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