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angle unit       unit  angle
named derived SI unit Syteme Internationaledefined in terms of the seven SI base units via a system of quantity equations defined in terms of derived SI unit via a system of quantity equations  derived SI unit   
radian57.29578°Syteme Internationalem·m-1 = 11873defined in terms of derived SI unit via a system of quantity equationsA measure of angular distance; 2π radians equals 360 degrees.rad James Thomsonnamed derived SI unitangle

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