Preferred Label : angle;
IUPAC definition : The angle between two half-lines terminating at the same point is the ratio of the
length of the included arc of the circle (with its centre at that point) to the radius
of the circle. Symbols: α,β,γ ... This is a quantity of dimension one with the SI
unit radian (rad), but very often degrees of arc are used.;
Origin ID : A00346;
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The angle between two half-lines terminating at the same point is the ratio of the
length of the included arc of the circle (with its centre at that point) to the radius
of the circle. Symbols: α,β,γ ... This is a quantity of dimension one with the SI
unit radian (rad), but very often degrees of arc are used.
