弧度又称弪度，是平面角的单位，也是国际单位制导出单位。单位弧度定义为圆弧长度等于半径时的圆心角。角度以弧度给出时，通常不写弧度单位，或有时记为rad（㎭）。平面角和立体角皆无因次。

一个完整的圆的弧度是2π，所以2π rad = 360°，1 π rad = 180°，1°=π/180 rad，1 rad = 180°/π（约57.29577951°）。以度数表示的角度，把数字乘以π/180便转换成弧度；以弧度表示的角度，乘以180/π便转换成度数。

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微积分的三角函数中，角度以弧度为单位，以获得简洁的结果。例如以弧度为单位，有如下简单等式：

The radian is the standard unit of angular measure, used in many areas of mathematics. An angle's measurement in radians is numerically equal to the length of a corresponding arc of a unit circle; one radian is just under 57.3 degrees (when the arc length is equal to the radius; expansion at A072097). The unit was formerly an SI supplementary unit, but this category was abolished in 1995 and the radian is now considered an SI derived unit.