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arcdegrees

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It's normal that things that are further away use less arcdegrees, or space on the retina.

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Quick take

(geometry) A unit of measurement of angle equal to ¹⁄₃₆₀ of a circle's circumference.

Meaning at a glance

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noun

(geometry) A unit of measurement of angle equal to ¹⁄₃₆₀ of a circle's circumference.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for arcdegrees.

noun

(geometry) A unit of measurement of angle equal to ¹⁄₃₆₀ of a circle's circumference.

Example sentences

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It's normal that things that are further away use less arcdegrees, or space on the retina.

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If all of the monitors are set up at the same viewing distance, then yes, 1cm=1cm if stuff is measure in arcdegrees.

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That is, it's contextual, but I think arcdegrees provide a better default for the majority of use cases.

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I've always thought that arcdegrees should be what we measure UI's in: how much of a user's field of view does this thing consume?

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It was published 20 years ago, there is nothing in the abstract about arcdegrees and I can't read the full thing, and it's cited with zero consideration for the actual content being presented.

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> I've always thought that arcdegrees should be what we measure UI's in: how much of a user's field of view does this thing consume?

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I've argued in the past[1] (and there were a few good comments in that thread, in response) that most UI elements should be measured in arcdegrees they should consume in the field of view of the user.

Quote examples

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[1] This is essentially equivalent to "use arcdegrees", just unpacked a little.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use arcdegrees in a sentence?

It's normal that things that are further away use less arcdegrees, or space on the retina.

What does arcdegrees mean?

(geometry) A unit of measurement of angle equal to ¹⁄₃₆₀ of a circle's circumference.

What part of speech is arcdegrees?

arcdegrees is commonly used as noun.