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The radian (symbol c ) is the SI unit for plane angular measure. It is equal to the angle subtended by an arc of unit length at the centre of a circle with unit radius:
 

 
2 radians = 360°
1c = 57.2957795131...°
1° = 0.0174532925...c

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