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<p>
            The function area implements function Area from the <a href="http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/sfa" target="_top">OGC
            Simple Feature Specification</a>.
          </p>
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            <span><a name="geometry.reference.algorithms.area.area_1.behavior"></a></span><a class="link" href="area_1.html#geometry.reference.algorithms.area.area_1.behavior">Behavior</a>
          </h6>
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