# pi/π : Java Glossary

pi/π
An irrational number approximately 3.141592654, the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. It is approximated in Java with the double Math.PI.

The circumference of a circle is 2πr where r is the radius.

The area of a circle is πr² where r is the radius.

A complete circle is radians. One radian is about 57.2957795 degrees, measured counterclockwise from due east. Java’s Math.sin and Math.cos etc. work in radians.

45 degrees = π/4 = .775398 radians.
90 degrees = π/2 = 1.57079 radians.
180 degrees = π = 3.14159 radians.
360 degrees = = 6.28318 radians.

The circumference of the outer curved part of a pie-shaped wedge is θr where θ is the angle in radians and r is the radius.

The area of a pie-shaped wedge is θr²/2 where θ is the angle in radians and r is the radius.

There are two convenience methods for interconverting degress and radians.

// built-in radians <-> degrees methods.
public static double toDegrees ( double angleInRadians );
public static double toRadians ( double angleInDegrees );

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