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</style><table class="infobox ib-unit"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above">radian per second</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><div class="infobox-caption">Angular speed <i><a href="Omega" title="Omega">ω</a></i> (in radians per second), is greater than frequency <i><a href="Nu_(letter)" title="Nu (letter)">ν</a></i> (in <a href="Hertz" title="Hertz">Hz</a>), by a factor of 2π, because 2π rad/s corresponds to 1 Hz.</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">General information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="System_of_units_of_measurement" title="System of units of measurement">Unit system</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="SI" class="mw-redirect" title="SI">SI</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Unit of</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Angular_speed" class="mw-redirect" title="Angular speed">angular speed</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Symbol</th><td class="infobox-data">rad/s, rad⋅s<sup>−1</sup></td></tr></tbody></table><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236303919">
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<p>The <b>radian per second</b> (symbol: <b>rad⋅s<sup>−1</sup></b> or <b>rad/s</b>) is the unit of <a href="Angular_velocity" title="Angular velocity">angular velocity</a> in the <a href="International_System_of_Units" title="International System of Units">International System of Units</a> (SI). The <a href="Radian" title="Radian">radian</a> per <a href="Second" title="Second">second</a> is also the SI unit of <a href="Angular_frequency" title="Angular frequency">angular frequency</a> (symbol <i>ω</i>, omega). The radian per second is defined as the angular frequency that results in the <a href="Angular_displacement" title="Angular displacement">angular displacement</a> increasing by one radian every second.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Relation_to_other_units">Relation to other units</h2></div>
<p>A <a href="Frequency" title="Frequency">frequency</a> of one <a href="Hertz" title="Hertz">hertz</a> (1 Hz), or one <a href="Cycle_per_second" title="Cycle per second">cycle per second</a> (1 cps), corresponds to an angular frequency of 2<span class="texhtml mvar" style="font-style:italic;">π</span> radians per second. This is because one <a href="Cycle_(rotational_unit)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cycle (rotational unit)">cycle of rotation</a> corresponds to an <a href="Angle" title="Angle">angular</a> rotation of 2<span class="texhtml mvar" style="font-style:italic;">π</span> radians.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Since the radian is a <a href="Dimensionless_unit" class="mw-redirect" title="Dimensionless unit">dimensionless unit</a> in the <a href="SI" class="mw-redirect" title="SI">SI</a>, the radian per second is dimensionally equivalent to the hertz—both can be expressed as <a href="Reciprocal_seconds" class="mw-redirect" title="Reciprocal seconds">reciprocal seconds</a>, s<sup>−1</sup>. So, context is necessary to specify which <a href="Kind_of_quantity" class="mw-redirect" title="Kind of quantity">kind of quantity</a> is being expressed, angular frequency or ordinary frequency.
</p><p>One radian per second also corresponds to about 9.55 <a href="Revolutions_per_minute" title="Revolutions per minute">revolutions per minute</a> (rpm).<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Degrees per second</i> may also be defined, based on <a href="Degrees_(angle)" class="mw-redirect" title="Degrees (angle)">degree of arc</a>, where 1 degree per second (°/s) is equivalent to <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1214402035">
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<td>2π rad/s</td>
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<td>1 rad/s</td>
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<td>0.1047 rad/s</td>
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<p>A use of the unit radian per second is in calculation of the power transmitted by a shaft. In the <a href="International_System_of_Quantities" title="International System of Quantities">International System of Quantities</a> (SI) and the <a href="International_System_of_Units" title="International System of Units">International System of Units</a>, widely used in <a href="Physics" title="Physics">physics</a> and <a href="Engineering" title="Engineering">engineering</a>, the power <i>p</i> is equal to the angular speed <i>ω</i> multiplied by the <a href="Torque" title="Torque">torque</a> <i>τ</i> applied to the shaft: <span class="nowrap"><i>p</i> = <i>ω</i> ⋅ <i>τ</i></span>. When <a href="Coherence_(units_of_measurement)" title="Coherence (units of measurement)">coherent units</a> are used for these quantities, which are respectively the <a href="Watt" title="Watt">watt</a>, the radian per second, and the <a href="Newton-metre" title="Newton-metre">newton-metre</a>, and thus <span class="nowrap"><a href="Watt" title="Watt">W</a> = rad/s × <a href="Newton-metre" title="Newton-metre">N·m</a></span>, no numerical factor needed when performing the numerical calculation. When the units are not coherent (e.g. <a href="Horsepower" title="Horsepower">horsepower</a>, <a href="Turn_(angle)" title="Turn (angle)">turn</a>/min, and <a href="Pound-foot_(torque)" title="Pound-foot (torque)">pound-foot</a>), an additional factor will generally be necessary.
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<ul><li><a href="Cycle_per_second" title="Cycle per second">Cycle per second</a></li>
<li><a href="Normalized_frequency_(digital_signal_processing)" class="mw-redirect" title="Normalized frequency (digital signal processing)">Normalized frequency (digital signal processing)</a></li>
<li><a href="Order_of_magnitude_(angular_velocity)" class="mw-redirect" title="Order of magnitude (angular velocity)">Order of magnitude (angular velocity)</a></li>
<li><a href="Radian_per_metre" class="mw-redirect" title="Radian per metre">Radian per metre</a></li></ul>
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