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Radians

Written by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated September 2025
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Verified for the 2026 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated September 2025

Definition

Radians are a unit of measurement for angles, where one radian is equal to the angle subtended at the center of a circle by an arc that is equal in length to the radius of the circle. In other words, radians measure how much of a full circle an angle covers.

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