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Comparison of milliradian (mrad) and minute of arc (moa). In the table below conversions from mrad to metric values are exact (e.g. 0.1 mrad equals exactly 1 cm at 100 meters), while conversions of minutes of arc to both metric and imperial values are approximate.
The metric system counterpart of the MOA is the milliradian (mrad or 'mil'), being equal to 1 ⁄ 1000 of the target range, laid out on a circle that has the observer as centre and the target range as radius.
Metric prefixes for submultiples are used with radians. A milliradian (mrad) is a thousandth of a radian (0.001 rad), i.e. 1 rad = 10 3 mrad. There are 2 π × 1000 milliradians (≈ 6283.185 mrad) in a circle. So a milliradian is just under 1 / 6283 of the angle subtended by a full circle.
Conversion of various sight adjustment increment Increment, or click (mins of arc) (milli-radians) At 100 m At 100 yd ()()()()1 ⁄ 12 ′ : 0.083′ 0.024 mrad 2.42 mm
Conversions between units in the metric system are defined by their prefixes (for example, 1 kilogram = 1000 grams, 1 milligram = 0.001 grams) and are thus not listed in this article. Exceptions are made if the unit is commonly known by another name (for example, 1 micron = 10 −6 metre).
Stadiametric rangefinding often uses the milliradian ("mil" or "mrad") as the unit of angular measurement. Since a radian is defined as the angle formed when the length of a circular arc equals the radius of the circle, a milliradian is the angle formed when the length of a circular arc equals 1/1000 of the radius of the circle.
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Metric units [ edit ] When using the SI or metric units , shooting accuracy is more easily measured in milliradians ("mil" or "mrad" for short), which is an arc -based angular unit corresponding to 1/1,000th of a radian , and mathematically a direct ratio between the length of a circular arc and its radius .