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102-04-46
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Language:
en
Status:
Standard
Term:
solid angle
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Definition:
ratio of the area cut out by a cone on a sphere with centre at the apex of the cone, to the square of the radius of the sphere
Note 1 to entry: The SI unit of solid angle is the steradian.
Publication
date
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2008-08
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2017-02-20: Editorial revisions in accordance with the information provided in C00019 (IEV 102) - evaluation. JGO
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Domain5:
ratio of the area cut out by a cone on a sphere with centre at the apex of the cone, to the square of the radius of the sphere
Note 1 to entry: The SI unit of solid angle is the steradian.