[geolocation-api] What does "decimal degrees" mean? (#135)

mgiuca has just created a new issue for https://github.com/w3c/geolocation-api:

== What does "decimal degrees" mean? ==
The phrase "decimal degrees" appears three times in the spec in relation to lat/long coordinates:

> The `latitude` and `longitude` attributes are geographic coordinates specified in decimal degrees.

I'm not sure if "decimal" has a specific meaning here in context, but it seems incorrect to use it in the context of a numeric value. Numeric values are only "decimal" in terms of being converted to/from strings; there's nothing "decimal" about a number as it exists in the JavaScript context.

Propose that the word "decimal" is removed from the spec?

Please view or discuss this issue at https://github.com/w3c/geolocation-api/issues/135 using your GitHub account


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