What it means
A unit of angle, one 360th of a full turn, and a unit of temperature. Mathematicians often prefer radians: 180° is π radians.
Read aloud in real formulas
α + β + γ = 180°
Aethel says
alpha plus beta plus gamma equals 180 degrees
the angles of a triangle
sin 30° = ½
Aethel says
sin 30 degrees equals one half
the sine of thirty degrees
Typing it
- LaTeX
- ^\circ
- Unicode
- U+00B0
Questions
How do you say ° out loud?
It is usually read “degrees”.
What does ° mean in maths?
A unit of angle, one 360th of a full turn, and a unit of temperature. Mathematicians often prefer radians: 180° is π radians.
How do you type °?
In LaTeX, write ^\circ. Its Unicode code point is U+00B0.