Girth Explained

Girth may refer to:

Mathematics

• Girth (functional analysis), the length of the shortest centrally symmetric simple closed curve on the unit sphere of a Banach space
• Girth (geometry), the perimeter of a parallel projection of a shape
• Girth (graph theory), the length of a shortest cycle contained in a graph
• Matroid girth, the size of the smallest circuit in a matroid

Music and entertainment

• Girth (album), 1997 album by heavy metal band Winters Bane
• Girth (Pushing Daisies), an episode of the TV show Pushing Daisies
• Girth (song), the former name of the Guns N' Roses song "Coma"

Other

• Girth (tack), a piece of equipment used to keep a saddle in place on a horse
• Girth (tree), measurement of the circumference of a tree trunk above its base