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steradian (sr)


steradian
One of two supplementary (dimensionless) units in the SI system of units (the other being the radian). The steradian is a unit of solid angle. It is defined as the solid central angle of a sphere which encloses a surface on the sphere equal to the square of the sphere's radius.


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