Degree (angle)

The degree (denoted by the symbol °) is a measurement of a plane angle in which one full rotation is 360 degrees.

Sometimes, the size of an angle is expressed in radians (rad).

1° = (π / 180) rad ≈ 0.17 rad
1 rad = (180 / π)° ≈ 57°

Related units

  • radian
  • steradian

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