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unit:RAD

http://qudt.org/vocab/unit/RAD
Types: qudt:DerivedUnit, qudt:Unit
PredicateObject
rdf:type
dcterms:description The radian is the standard unit of angular measure, used in many areas of mathematics. It describes the plane angle subtended by a circular arc as the length of the arc divided by the radius of the arc. In the absence of any symbol radians are assumed, and when degrees are meant the symbol \(^{\ circ}\) is used.
qudt:applicableSystem
qudt:conversionMultiplier 1.0
qudt:conversionMultiplierSN 1.0E0
qudt:dbpediaMatch http://dbpedia.org/resource/Radian
qudt:definedUnitOfSystem sou:SI
qudt:guidance

See NIST section SP811 section7.10

qudt:hasDimensionVector qkdv:A0E0L0I0M0H0T0D1
qudt:hasFactorUnit
rdf:type qudt:FactorUnit
qudt:exponent 1
qudt:hasUnit unit:M
qudt:hasFactorUnit
rdf:type qudt:FactorUnit
qudt:exponent -1
qudt:hasUnit unit:M
qudt:hasQuantityKind
qudt:iec61360Code “0112/2///62720#UAA966”
qudt:informativeReference
qudt:omUnit http://www.ontology-of-units-of-measure.org/resource/om-2/radian
qudt:plainTextDescription “The radian is the standard unit of angular measure, used in many areas of mathematics. It describes the plane angle subtended by a circular arc as the length of the arc divided by the radius of the arc. The unit was formerly a SI supplementary unit, but this category was abolished in 1995 and the radian is now considered a SI derived unit. The SI unit of solid angle measurement is the steradian. The radian is represented by the symbol "rad" or, more rarely, by the superscript c (for "circular measure"). For example, an angle of 1.2 radians would be written as "1.2 rad" or "1.2c" (the second symbol is often mistaken for a degree: "1.2u00b0"). As the ratio of two lengths, the radian is a "pure number" that needs no unit symbol, and in mathematical writing the symbol "rad" is almost always omitted. In the absence of any symbol radians are assumed, and when degrees are meant the symbol u00b0 is used. [Wikipedia]”
qudt:siExactMatch si-unit:radian
qudt:symbol “rad”
qudt:ucumCode “rad”^^qudt:UCUMcs
qudt:udunitsCode “rad”
qudt:uneceCommonCode “C81”
qudt:wikidataMatch http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33680
rdfs:comment “The radian and steradian are special names for the number one that may be used to convey information about the quantity concerned. In practice the symbols rad and sr are used where appropriate, but the symbol for the derived unit one is generally omitted in specifying the values of dimensionless quantities.”
rdfs:isDefinedBy http://qudt.org/3.1.11/vocab/unit
rdfs:label
Show 24 values
  • “Radian”
  • “Radian”@en
  • “Radian”@fr
  • “Radian”@la
  • “Radian”@ms
  • “Radian”@pl
  • “Radian”@ro
  • “Radian”@sl
  • “Radiano”@pt
  • “Radiant”@de
  • “Radiante”@it
  • “Radián”@cs
  • “Radián”@es
  • “Radián”@hu
  • “Radyan”@tr
  • “Ακτίνιο”@el
  • “Радиан”@bg
  • “Радиан”@ru
  • “רדיאן”@he
  • “راديان”@ar
  • “رادیان”@fa
  • “वर्ग मीटर”@hi
  • “ラジアン”@ja
  • “弧度”@zh
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