About the Units
degree (°)
A unit of angular measure equal to 1/360 of a revolution, commonly used in geometry and navigation.
second (″)
An angular measure equal to 1/60 of a minute or 1/3600 of a degree, used for very precise measurements.
Common Conversions
- 1 ° = 3599.9998 ″
- 0.00027777778 ° = 1 ″