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  2. Gradian - Wikipedia

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    54′. In trigonometry, the gradian – also known as the gon (from Ancient Greek γωνία (gōnía) 'angle'), grad, or grade[1] – is a unit of measurement of an angle, defined as one-hundredth of the right angle; in other words, 100 gradians is equal to 90 degrees. [2][3][4] It is equivalent to ⁠ 1 400 ⁠ of a turn, [5] ⁠ 9 10 ⁠ of ...

  3. Gradient - Wikipedia

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    Gradient. The gradient, represented by the blue arrows, denotes the direction of greatest change of a scalar function. The values of the function are represented in greyscale and increase in value from white (low) to dark (high). In vector calculus, the gradient of a scalar-valued differentiable function of several variables is the vector field ...

  4. Degree (angle) - Wikipedia

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    A degree (in full, a degree of arc, arc degree, or arcdegree), usually denoted by ° (the degree symbol), is a measurement of a plane angle in which one full rotation is 360 degrees. [4] It is not an SI unit —the SI unit of angular measure is the radian —but it is mentioned in the SI brochure as an accepted unit. [5]

  5. Celsius - Wikipedia

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    The degree Celsius is the unit of temperature on the Celsius temperature scale [1] ... as it means gradian (one hundredth of a right angle) ...

  6. List of unusual units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    Coordinates were measured in grades on official French terrestrial ordnance charts from the French revolution well into the 20th century. 1 grade (or in modern symbology, 1 gon) = 0.9° or 0.01 right angle. One advantage of this measure is that the distance between latitude lines 0.01 gon apart at the equator is almost exactly 1 kilometre.

  7. Turn (angle) - Wikipedia

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    2000π mrad ≈ 6283.185307... mrad. degrees. 360°. gradians. 400 g. The turn (symbol tr or pla) is a unit of plane angle measurement that is the angular measure subtended by a complete circle at its center. It is equal to 2π radians, 360 degrees or 400 gradians.

  8. Right angle - Wikipedia

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    In geometry and trigonometry, a right angle is an angle of exactly 90 degrees or ⁠ 2 ⁠ radians [1] corresponding to a quarter turn. [2] If a ray is placed so that its endpoint is on a line and the adjacent angles are equal, then they are right angles. [3] The term is a calque of Latin angulus rectus; here rectus means "upright", referring ...

  9. Golden angle - Wikipedia

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    Golden angle. The golden angle is the angle subtended by the smaller (red) arc when two arcs that make up a circle are in the golden ratio. In geometry, the golden angle is the smaller of the two angles created by sectioning the circumference of a circle according to the golden ratio; that is, into two arcs such that the ratio of the length of ...