Template:SI dimensionless units

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Dimensionless SI units
Name Symbol Quantity Definition
radian rad angle The unit of angle is the angle subtended at the centre of a circle by an arc of the circumference equal in length to the radius of the circle. There are radians in a circle.
steradian sr solid angle The unit of solid angle is the solid angle subtended at the centre of a sphere of radius r by a portion of the surface of the sphere having an area r2. There are steradians on a sphere.