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Degrees, radians, or gradians?

When you’re doing math stuff, in trigonometry, do you prefer using degrees, radians, or gradians?

When you’re doing math stuff, in trigonometry, do you prefer using degrees, radians, or gradians?

Radians of course, the natural unit.
I also prefer Kelvin over ºC or ºF.

Radians of course, the natural unit. I also prefer Kelvin over ºC or ºF.

idk, whatever is the default on whatever calculator I'm permitted.

idk, whatever is the default on whatever calculator I'm permitted.

@HuaTianXiangQi said ^

When you’re doing math stuff, in trigonometry, do you prefer using degrees, radians, or gradians?

I use all three and still get the answer wrong rofl

@HuaTianXiangQi said [^](/forum/redirect/post/u4YiChVi) > When you’re doing math stuff, in trigonometry, do you prefer using degrees, radians, or gradians? I use all three and still get the answer wrong rofl

my calculator is set to radians by default, but I primarily use degrees

my calculator is set to radians by default, but I primarily use degrees

@tpr said ^

Radians of course, the natural unit.
I also prefer Kelvin over ºC or ºF.

I personally think the degree system is more intuitive, but the radian system is definitely more convenient for calculations.

Also, Kelvin (the thermodynamic temperature scale) doesn't seem to be all that much more useful than Celsius—they're really easy to convert between!

@tpr said [^](/forum/redirect/post/D53KfaWN) > Radians of course, the natural unit. > I also prefer Kelvin over ºC or ºF. I personally think the degree system is more intuitive, but the radian system is definitely more convenient for calculations. Also, Kelvin (the thermodynamic temperature scale) doesn't seem to be all that much more useful than Celsius—they're really easy to convert between!

@tpr said ^

Radians of course, the natural unit.

Radians are actually dimensionless quantities. Angles don't have dimensions, and "radian" just means "1". It's always redundant to say "radian," it's just a way to signify that we are talking about angles. Degrees and gradians also are dimensionless quantities. A degree is another name for the number π/180, and a gradian is π/200.

@tpr said [^](/forum/redirect/post/D53KfaWN) > Radians of course, the natural unit. Radians are actually dimensionless quantities. Angles don't have dimensions, and "radian" just means "1". It's always redundant to say "radian," it's just a way to signify that we are talking about angles. Degrees and gradians also are dimensionless quantities. A degree is another name for the number π/180, and a gradian is π/200.

Do people still use gradians??

Do people still use gradians??

I can't find my reading glasses right now but yeah, I also like radishes.

I can't find my reading glasses right now but yeah, I also like radishes.