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Characteristic | | degree | | Notes |
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Symbol | ° | Use "deg" for our conversion calculators. | ||
Other Name | degree-of-arc | |||
Metric (SI) Equivalent |
Even though the radian is a dimensionless derived unit and could be dropped, it is shown in this equivalent for clarity | |||
Metric (SI) Dimensions | plane-angle |
Even though plane-angle is not an official metric (SI) dimension and could be dropped, it is shown in the dimensions for clarity. | ||
Description in Terms of Other Units and Constants | ||||
Characteristic | | gon |
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Other Names | grad, gradian | |||
Metric (SI) Equivalent | Even though the radian is a dimensionless derived unit and could be dropped, it is shown in this equivalent for clarity | |||
Metric (SI) Dimensions |
plane-angle | Even though plane-angle is not an official metric (SI) dimension and could be dropped, it is shown in the dimensions for clarity. | ||
Description in Terms of Other Units and Constants | ||||
Characteristic |
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Other Names | mil, artillery-mil | |||
Metric (SI) Equivalent | Even though the radian is a dimensionless derived unit and could be dropped, it is shown in this equivalent for clarity | |||
Metric (SI) Dimensions | plane-angle | Even though plane-angle is not an official metric (SI) dimension and could be dropped, it is shown in the dimensions for clarity. |
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Description in Terms of Other Units and Constants | 0.05625 degrees | |||
Characteristic | | minute-angle | | Notes |
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Symbol | ' | |||
Other Names | arcmin, minute-of-arc, minute-of-angle | |||
Metric (SI) Equivalent | Even though the radian is a dimensionless derived unit and could be dropped, it is shown in this equivalent for clarity | |||
Metric (SI) Dimensions |
plane-angle | Even though plane-angle is not an official metric (SI) dimension and could be dropped, it is shown in the dimensions for clarity. | ||
Description in Terms of Other Units and Constants |
degree / 60 | |||
Characteristic | | radian | | Notes |
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Symbol | rad | |||
Other Name | r | |||
Metric (SI) Equivalent |
radian is a metric unit (in fact, it is a derived SI unit) | |||
Metric (SI) Dimensions | plane-angle | Even though plane-angle is not an official metric (SI) dimension and could be dropped, it is shown in the dimensions for clarity. | ||
Characteristic | | revolution | |
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Symbol | rev | |||
Other Names | r, turn, tr | |||
Metric (SI) Equivalent |
6.2831853072 radians | Even though the radian is a dimensionless derived unit and could be dropped, it is shown in this equivalent for clarity | ||
Metric (SI) Dimensions | plane-angle | Even though plane-angle is not an official metric (SI) dimension and could be dropped, it is shown in the dimensions for clarity. | ||
Description in Terms of Other Units and Constants | ||||
Characteristic | | second-angle | | Notes |
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Symbol | " | |||
Other Names | arcs, arcsec, second-of-arc, second-of-angle | |||
Metric (SI) Equivalent | Even though the radian is a dimensionless derived unit and could be dropped, it is shown in this equivalent for clarity | |||
Metric (SI) Dimensions |
plane-angle | Even though plane-angle is not an official metric (SI) dimension and could be dropped, it is shown in the dimensions for clarity. | ||
Description in Terms of Other Units and Constants |
minute-angle / 60 | |||
Characteristic | | sign | | Notes |
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Metric (SI) Equivalent |
0.5235987756 radians | Even though the radian is a dimensionless derived unit and could be dropped, it is shown in this equivalent for clarity | ||
Metric (SI) Dimensions | plane-angle | Even though plane-angle is not an official metric (SI) dimension and could be dropped, it is shown in the dimensions for clarity. | ||
Description in Terms of Other Units and Constants | ||||
