magic circle

Meanings

1. A circle marked on the ground by a practitioner of magic, used as magical protection or to form a magical area.
2. In traditional cultures, a circle drawn on the ground marking out a sacred, protected, or ritually charged space.
3. An arrangement of natural numbers on circles such that the sum of the numbers on each circle and the sum of numbers on diameter are identical.
4. The imagined space, separate from the real world, in which players in a virtual reality system experience immersion.

1. A British organization dedicated to promoting and advancing the art of stage magic.
2. Collectively, the five most prestigious London-headquartered multinational law firms: Allen & Overy, Clifford Chance, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Linklaters, and Slaughter and May.