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Radian vs Curvature - What's the difference?

radian | curvature |

As nouns the difference between radian and curvature

is that radian is radian while curvature is the shape of something curved.

radian

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (geometry) In the International System of Units, the derived unit of plane angular measure of angle equal to the angle subtended at the centre of a circle by an arc of its circumference equal in length to the radius of the circle. Symbol: rad

    • Derived terms

    * steradian

    See also

    * degree * gradian

    Anagrams

    * *

    External links

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    curvature

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The shape of something curved.
  • (mathematics) The extent to which a subspace is curved within a metric space.
  • The extent to which a Riemannian manifold is intrinsically curved.