Trigonometry: Degrees & Radians

There are two primary ways to measure an angle.
Degrees divide a circle into 360 arbitrary slices. Radians measure the angle by the distance traveled along the edge of a unit circle (radius = 1). A full circle is exactly radians!

Angle (θ) | Arc Length (s)
Angle Controls

Degrees

45°
Out of 360°

Radians

π/4
≈ 0.785 rad