Stephen Montgomery-Smith <step...@missouri.edu> writes:

> Also many calculators have a "grad" button, where I found out by reverse
> engineering that there are 400 grads in a complete circle.  Does
> *anyone* use grads?

Think %-grade, as used for highways and the like.

It really only makes sense in the ±π/2 rad range (aka ±100 %-grade).

It remains common in civil eng and surveying.

-JimC
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