radian

/ˈreɪdiən/
noun
  1. A unit for measuring angles, equal to the angle made at the center of a circle by an arc that is the same length as the circle's radius.
    • Many scientific calculators have a mode for working in radians instead of degrees.
    • In trigonometry class, we learned that a full circle is equal to 2π radians.
    • The angle of 1 radian is about 57.3 degrees.
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