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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A unit of angular measure; one radian is that angle with an intercepted arc on a circle equal in length to the radius of the circle.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">Thus, π radians equals 180& | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A unit of angular measure; one radian is that angle with an intercepted arc on a circle equal in length to the radius of the circle.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">Thus, π radians equals 180°. <br/>''See also'' [[degree]].</div><br/> </div> | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:56, 20 February 2012
radian
A unit of angular measure; one radian is that angle with an intercepted arc on a circle equal in length to the radius of the circle.
Thus, π radians equals 180°.
See also degree.
See also degree.
