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Degree (angle)

The unit degree (denoted by the symbol º) is a measure of a plane angle in which one full rotation is 360 degrees. Sometimes, the size of an angle is expressed in the unit radian (rad).

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

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