Full name: point
Plural form: points
Category type: angle
Scale factor: 0.19634954084936
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point [Adobe]
point [Britain, US]
point [Didot]
point [TeX]
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The SI derived unit for angle is the radian.
1 radian is equal to 5.0929581789407 point.
Valid units must be of the angle type.
You can use this form to select from known units:
The point used in navigation uses k = 32/2pi. 1 point = 1/32 full circle = 1/8 right angle = 11.25° = 12.5 gon. It is a binary subunit of the full circle. Naming all 32 points on a compass rose is boxing the compass.