Convert Second to Radian
Please provide values below to convert second ["] to radian [rad], or vice versa.
Second
Definition: A second is the base unit of time in the International System of Units (SI). It is defined based on cesium frequency, ΔνC, "by taking the unperturbed ground-state hyperfine transition frequency of the caesium-133 atom to be 9,192,632,770 when expressed in hertz, which is equal to s-1." This definition was adopted in late 2018, and is largely the same as the previous definition, except that the conditions are more rigorously defined.
History/origin: Unlike many units that have had numerous definitions throughout history, the second has only had four different definitions.
The second was historically defined as 1/86400 of a day in 1832, which was based on the definition of a day as the approximate amount of time required for the Earth to complete a full rotation cycle relative to the sun.
The second was also defined as a fraction of an extrapolated year in the late 1940s with the advent of quartz crystal oscillator clocks. This resulted in a second defined as "1/31,556,925.9747 of the tropical year for 1900 January 0 at 12 hours ephemeris time," in 1956. This definition was adopted as part of SI in 1960.
In 1967, the second was defined exactly as "9,192,631,770 times the period of the radiation corresponding to the transition between the two hyperfine levels of the ground state of the caesium-133 atom." This definition has since been updated as of late 2018 to be more rigorously defined, but otherwise, is effectively the same. This new rigor does not affect how the second is used in everyday life.
Current use: As the SI base unit of time, the second and its multiples are ubiquitous. There are few, if any, modern applications in which time is measured in a form other than the second and its multiples.
Radian
Definition: A radian (symbol: rad) is the standard unit of angular measure. It is a derived unit (meaning that it is a unit that is derived from one of the seven SI base units) in the International System of Units. An angle's measurement in radians is numerically equal to the length of a corresponding arc of a unit circle. One radian is equal to 180/π (~57.296) degrees.
History/origin: Measuring angles in terms of arc length has been used by mathematicians since as early as the year 1400. The concept of the radian specifically however, is credited to Roger Cotes who described the measure in 1714. Although he described the unit, Cotes did not name the radian, and it was not until 1873 that the term "radian" first appeared in print.
Current use: The radian is widely used throughout mathematics as well as in many branches of physics that involve angular measurements. Although the symbol "rad" is the accepted SI symbol, in practice, radians are often written without the symbol since a radian is a ratio of two lengths and is therefore, a dimensionless quantity. As such, when angle measures are written, the lack of a symbol implies that the measurement is in radians, while a ° symbol would be added if the measurement were in degrees.
Second to Radian Conversion Table
| Second ["] | Radian [rad] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 " | 4.8481368110954E-8 rad |
| 0.1 " | 4.8481368110954E-7 rad |
| 1 " | 4.8481368110954E-6 rad |
| 2 " | 9.6962736221907E-6 rad |
| 3 " | 1.45444E-5 rad |
| 5 " | 2.42407E-5 rad |
| 10 " | 4.84814E-5 rad |
| 20 " | 9.69627E-5 rad |
| 50 " | 0.0002424068 rad |
| 100 " | 0.0004848137 rad |
| 1000 " | 0.0048481368 rad |
How to Convert Second to Radian
1 " = 4.8481368110954E-6 rad
1 rad = 206264.8062471 "
Example: convert 15 " to rad:
15 " = 15 × 4.8481368110954E-6 rad = 7.27221E-5 rad