Turns are better than radians

Re:Turns are better than radians by sicariusnoctis on Monday September 26, 2022 @03:53PM (#32987506)

All those approximations have error and the behaviour you describe depends on where you are on Earth. Moreover, degrees are not natural from a mathematical perspective.

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Re:Turns are better than radians by ararar on Monday September 26, 2022 @07:44PM (#32990088)

Out of curiosity, given a degree/calendar/time system could one localize the culture that created it?

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Re:Turns are better than radians by jacobolus on Monday September 26, 2022 @09:47PM (#32990805)

You can tell that 'gradians' (and 'decimal time') were created by the base-ten-obsessed French revolutionaries who brought us the metric system.

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