Definitions

360 (number)

{{Number|number = 360 | range = 0 - 1000 | cardinal = three hundred [and] sixty | ordinal = th | ordinal text = three hundred [and] sixtieth | numeral = | factorization = $2^3 cdot 3^2 cdot 5$ | prime = | divisor = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 18, 20, 24, 30, 36, 40, 45, 60, 72, 90, 120, 180, 360 | roman = CCCLX | unicode = | greek prefix = | latin prefix = | bin = 101101000 | oct = 550 | duo = 260 | hex = 168 | misc = Vigesimal: $textstyle\left\{mbox\left\{I\right\}0\right\}$ }}

360 () is the natural number following 359 and preceding 361.

In mathematics

360 is a convenient standard since, 360 being highly composite, it allows a circle to be divided into equal segments with each segment measured in integer degrees rather than fractional degrees.

In other fields

• 360° is a full rotation; the term "360" refers to a trick in certain sports where the athlete rotates in the air a full 360 degrees.
• A year is roughly calculated as 360 days; see 360-day calendar.
• "360" is shorthand for panoramic photographs and virtual reality worlds, since it is the degree measurement of a circle.
• 360 is a telephone area code for most of Western Washington state (includes Bellingham, Aberdeen, Olympia, but excludes Seattle area, which is area code 206).
• 360 is the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services I-form Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant.
• For the year AD 360, see 360.
• Anderson Cooper 360° is a CNN television news program.
• System/360 is a computing architecture from IBM.
• Circle-Vision 360°.
• Yahoo! 360° is Yahoo!'s blogging platform.
• 360 is a famous model of electric guitar built by Rickenbacker Corporation.
• 360-degree feedback is a process in company performance reviews of soliciting opinions from a wider range of sources.
• 360 Architecture is an architectural design firm based out of Kansas City, Missouri
• The Ferrari 360 Modena is a production car from the Italian automaker Ferrari.
• The Subaru 360 was the first production car from the Japanese automaker Subaru.
• The Xbox 360 is a video games console by Microsoft.
• 360 (magazine) is a magazine by Imagine Publishing covering the Xbox 360.

References

• Wells, D. (1987). The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers (p. 152). London: Penguin Group.

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