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Decimal degrees is a system of expressing geographic coordinates using a decimal format, rather than using degrees, minutes, and seconds.

'''Decimal degrees''' is a system of expressing geographic coordinates using a decimal format, rather than using degrees, minutes, and seconds.

In the decimal degrees system, latitude and longitude are measured in degrees, with the equator and the prime meridian serving as the zero point for each. The degrees are then divided into decimal fractions of a degree, allowing for more precise measurements. For example, instead of expressing a location as 45 degrees, 30 minutes, 15 seconds north and 73 degrees, 15 minutes, 30 seconds west, it can be expressed as 45.5042 degrees north and 73.2583 degrees west.

In the decimal degrees system, latitude and longitude are measured in degrees, with the equator and the prime meridian serving as the zero point for each. The degrees are then divided into decimal fractions of a degree, allowing for more precise measurements. For example, instead of expressing a location as 45 degrees, 30 minutes, 15 seconds north and 73 degrees, 15 minutes, 30 seconds west, it can be expressed as 45.5042 degrees north and 73.2583 degrees west.