About the Units
degree (°)
A unit of angular measure equal to 1/360 of a revolution, commonly used in geometry and navigation.
radian (rad)
The standard unit of angular measure, defined by the ratio of arc length to radius (approximately 57.2958 degrees).
Common Conversions
- 1 ° = 0.017453292 rad
- 57.29578 ° = 1 rad