In geometry, the polar angle may be
- one of the two coordinates of a two-dimensional polar coordinate system;
- one of the three coordinates of a three-dimensional spherical coordinate system; in this case it is also called the zenith.
Famous quotes containing the words polar and/or angle:
“In time your relatives will come to accept the idea that a career is as important to you as your family. Of course, in time the polar ice cap will melt.”
—Barbara Dale (b. 1940)
“From whichever angle one looks at it, the application of racial theories remains a striking proof of the lowered demands of public opinion upon the purity of critical judgment.”
—Johan Huizinga (1872–1945)