math.degrees()

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In Python, the math.degrees() function takes an angle measured in radians and returns its degree equivalent as a floating-point value.

Syntax

math.degrees(x)
  • x: A numeric value or expression representing an angle in radians. If it is not a number, the function will raise a TypeError.

Here is an image that illustrates some common degree-radian equivalencies:

"45 degree rotations expressed in radian measure" by Adrignola

Example 1

In the example below, the math.degrees() function returns the degree equivalent of π:

import math
pi = math.pi
print(math.degrees(pi))

The above code gives the following output:

180.0

Example 2

In the following example, the math.degrees() function returns the degree equivalent of 1 radian:

import math
print(math.degrees(1.0))

The above code produces the following output:

57.29577951308232

Codebyte Example

The following codebyte example demonstrates how the math.degrees() function works:

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