Other forms: radians
In math, a radian is the angle created when the arc length of a circle is equal to the radius of that circle. If you have a slice of pizza that's as long as the length of its crust, the angle created by the pointy end of the pizza slice is a radian.
Imagine taking the radius of a circle — the line going from the center to the perimeter — and wrapping it around the outside. The angle this creates is a radian. You'll need to understand radians to study advanced math like trigonometry or calculus. The concept of a radian as a unit of measure was developed in 1714, but the word wasn't coined until the nineteenth century, from radius.