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degree

angle unit; π/180 radians
Intangible unit_of_plane_angle Q28390
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Summary

degree is an unit of plane angle[1]. degree draws 3,508 Wikipedia views per month (unit of plane angle category, ranking #2 of 8).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: SI-accepted non-SI unit[3], UCUM derived unit[4], non-SI unit mentioned in and accepted with the SI[5]
  • Measured physical quantity: angular measure[6]
  • Commons category: Degree (angle)[7]
  • Notation: degree symbol[8]
  • Described by source: ISO 80000-3:2006 Quantities and units — Part 3: Space and time[9], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[10]
  • Different from: degree[11]
  • Conversion to SI unit: 0.01745329251994329576923690768488612713 radian[12]
  • Conversion to standard unit: 60 arcminute[13], 3600 arcsecond[14], 4 minute of right ascension[15], 240 second of right ascension[16]
  • Wikidata SPARQL query equivalent: wd:Q28390 p:P2370/psn:P2370 [wikibase:quantityAmount ?source; wikibase:quantityUnit ?base]. ?item p:P2370/psn:P2370 [wikibase:quantityAmount ?target; wikibase:quantityUnit ?base]. BIND(?source / ?target as ?value)[17]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[18]
  • Unit symbol: °[19]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[20]
  • Subdivision of this unit: arcminute[21]

Why It Matters

degree has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] degree is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . ISO 80000-1:2009 Quantities and units—Part 1: General. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . ISO 80000-1:2009 Quantities and units—Part 1: General. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . ISO 80000-1:2009 Quantities and units—Part 1: General. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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