Definition:Degree of Angle/Also known as

Degree of Angle: Also known as

Degrees of angle are also referred to as sexagesimal measure.

See sexagesimal notation for further explanation.

Some sources use the terminology degree measure.

A degree of angle is also known as a degree of arc.

This term has a specific definition which is subtly different from the concept of a degree of angle, and so its use in this context on $\mathsf{Pr} \infty \mathsf{fWiki}$ is discouraged.

Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): angular measure
• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): degree: 7.
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): angular measure
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): degree: 7.