Reference degrees()

degrees()

Converts an angle measured in radians to its value in degrees.

Degrees and radians are both units for measuring angles. There are 360˚ in one full rotation. A full rotation is 2 × π (about 6.28) radians.

The same angle can be expressed in with either unit. For example, 90° is a quarter of a full rotation. The same angle is 2 × π ÷ 4 (about 1.57) radians.

degrees() can also be used in shaders with p5.strands. The following example uses degrees() to convert a radian value to degrees inside a shader.

Examples

Syntax

degrees(radians)

Parameters

radians
Number: radians value to convert to degrees.

Returns

Number: converted angle.

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