Eli5: Why are circles specifically 360 degrees and not 100?
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A degree is just a word we made up to describe 1/360th of a full rotation.
It should, therefore, not be surprising that 360 degrees gives you a full rotation.
You can make up a new word to describe 1/100th of a full rotation. For sake of argument let’s call that a cenrotal.
It should not be surprising that 100 centrotals makes a full rotation
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