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Angle

An angle (from the Lat. angulus, a corner, a diminutive, of which the primitive form, angus) is the figure formed by two rays sharing a common endpoint, called the vertex of the angle. Angles provide a means of expressing the difference in slope between two rays meeting at a vertex without the need to explicitly define the slopes of the two rays. Angles are studied in geometry and trigonometry.

Euclid defines a plane angle as the inclination to each other, in a plane, of two lines which meet each other, and do not lie straight with respect to each other. According to Proclus an angle must be either a quality or a quantity, or a relationship. The first concept was used by Eudemus, who regarded an angle as a deviation from a straight line; the second by Carpus of Antioch, who regarded it as the interval or space between the intersecting lines; Euclid adopted the third concept, although his definitions of right, acute, and obtuse angles are certainly quantitative.

Units of measure for angles

In order to measure an angle, a circle centered at the vertex is drawn. Since the circumference of a circle is always directly proportional to the length of its radius, the measure of the angle is independent of the size of the circle. Note that angles are dimensionless, since they are defined as the ratio of lengths.

  1. The degree measure of the angle is the length of the arc, divided by the circumference of the circle, and multiplied by 360. The symbol for degrees is a small superscript circle, as in 360�. 2π radians is equal to 360� (a full circle), so one radian is about 57� and one degree is π/180 radians.
  2. The radian measure of the angle is the length of the arc cut out by the angle, divided by the circle's radius. The SI system of units uses radians as the (derived) unit for angles.
  3. The grad, also called grade or gon, is an angular measure where the arc is divided by the circumference, and multiplied by 400. It is used mostly in triangulation.
  4. The point is used in navigation, and is defined as 1/32 of a circle, or exactly 11.25�.
  5. The full circle or full turns represents the number or fraction of complete full turns. For example, π/2 radians = 90� = 1/4 full circle

Conventions on measurement

A convention universally adopted in mathematical writing is that angles given a sign are positive angles if measured counterclockwise, and negative angles if measured clockwise, from a given line. If no line is specified, it can be assumed to be the x-axis in the Cartesian plane. In navigation and other areas this convention may not be followed.

In mathematics radians are assumed unless specified otherwise because this removes the arbitrariness of the number 360 in the degree system and because the trigonometric functions can be developed into particularly simple Taylor series if their arguments are specified in radians.

See also

2DTwo-dimensional coordinate system
3DThree-dimensional coordinate system
AngleDefinition of an angle
AxisDefinition of Cartesian axis
Cartesian geometryWhat is Cartesian geometry?
Coordinate systemDefinition of coordinates
CurveDefinition of a curve
DistanceDefinition of distance
Euclidean geometryWhat is Euclidean geometry?
GeometryDefinition of geometry
LengthDefinition of length
LineDefinition of a line
OriginDefinition of origin in a Cartesian coordinate system
Perspective projectionDefinition of perspective projection
Planar homographyDefinition of planar homography
PlaneDefinition of a plane
PointDefinition of a point
Point (kinematics)Definition of a point (kinematics)
Projective geometryWhat is projective geometry?
Segment (kinematics)Definition of a segment (kinematics)
Vanishing pointsDefinition of vanishing points and vanishing lines in perspective projection
VectorDefinition of a vector

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