Spat (angular unit)
Unit of angle in solid geometry / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Spat (unit)" redirects here. Not to be confused with Spat (distance unit).
The spat (symbol sp[1]), from the Latin spatium ("space"), is a unit of solid angle.[2][3] 1 spat is equal to 4π steradians[1][3] or approximately 41253 square degrees of solid angle (sequence A125560 in the OEIS).[2] Thus it is the solid angle subtended by a complete sphere at its center.[2]
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