Eli5: Why are circles specifically 360 degrees and not 100?

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Eli5: Why are circles specifically 360 degrees and not 100?

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They could be. You could make up your own unit for 100th of a circle. And call it a Centagree.

We use a unit that is a 360th of a circle, because it’s more convenient. There are more numbers that can easily be broken out without using decimals.

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