Degrees per Second Unit | All you need to know

The degree per second (symbol: °/s or deg/s) is a unit of frequency and angular velocity that measures how many degrees an object rotates in one second. It is widely used in engineering, robotics, aviation, motion sensors, video game controllers, and navigation systems to describe rotational speed. Since one complete revolution equals 360 degrees, degrees per second provides a convenient way to measure partial rotations. It is closely related to the angular velocity concept used in physics.

One degree per second is equal to 0.0174533 radians per second, 0.00277778 revolutions per second, 0.166667 revolutions per minute, 0.00277778 hertz, and 0.00000277778 kilohertz. Degrees per second is commonly used wherever rotational motion needs to be measured or controlled.