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Revision 2 . . August 31, 2001 3:56 am by (logged).176.164.xxx [*Suggested different definition for the measure of an angle.]
Revision 1 . . August 31, 2001 1:54 am by AxelBoldt
  

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The definition of angle on the main page seems rather vague. Perhaps a better definition would be:
the fraction of the arc of a circle with a center at the origin of the angle.

That way degrees can be clearly defined as:

(s/c)×360

and radians as:

(s/c)×2π = s/r

where s = arc length, c = circumphrence, and r = radius.

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