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Degrees Operator
Operator
Description
Keyboard Shortcut
Multiplies x by π / 180. This operator converts x from degrees to radians. When x is a vector, a matrix, or a complex number, the degrees operator is applied to each of the elements of x.
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Hold down Alt and press 0176 using the numeric keypad.
Operands
x is a scalar, a vector, or a matrix.
Additional Information
Applying the degrees operator to x is similar to assigning the angle unit deg to x.