# Proposal: change \`deg2rad\` to \`degtorad\` or \`deg\_to\_rad\`

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/proposal-change-deg2rad-to-degtorad-or-deg-to-rad/17009>\
**Category:** Internals & Design\
**Created:** [October 31, 2018, 3:56pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/proposal-change-deg2rad-to-degtorad-or-deg-to-rad/17009 "2018-10-31T15:56:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ronis\_BR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/ronis_br/32/50999_2.png) [@Ronis\_BR](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Ronis_BR)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2018, 3:56pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/proposal-change-deg2rad-to-degtorad-or-deg-to-rad/17009/1 "2018-10-31T15:56:03Z")

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Hi guys!

Back when v0.7 was being conceived, I remember a discussion why `eye` should be dropped. One of the arguments is that this is something related to the English language, since `I` is pronounced almost like `eye`.

Isn’t is the same case with `deg2rad`? Hence, I would like to propose that we change this to `degtorad` or `deg_to_rad`. What do you think?

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**Author:** ![kristoffer.carlsson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/kristoffer.carlsson/32/22_2.png) [@kristoffer.carlsson](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/kristoffer.carlsson)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2018, 4:05pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/proposal-change-deg2rad-to-degtorad-or-deg-to-rad/17009/2 "2018-10-31T16:05:31Z")

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`deg2rad` and `rad2deg` are pretty much standard (scipy, php, Matlab, R).

Also we are kinda stuck with the name, at least until 2.0.

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**Author:** ![Ronis\_BR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/ronis_br/32/50999_2.png) [@Ronis\_BR](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Ronis_BR)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2018, 4:07pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/proposal-change-deg2rad-to-degtorad-or-deg-to-rad/17009/3 "2018-10-31T16:07:11Z")

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But `eye` was also pretty much standard in those languages (except `php` that I do not know). However, if a name change is not possible, than ok 🙂

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**Author:** ![kristoffer.carlsson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/kristoffer.carlsson/32/22_2.png) [@kristoffer.carlsson](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/kristoffer.carlsson)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2018, 4:28pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/proposal-change-deg2rad-to-degtorad-or-deg-to-rad/17009/4 "2018-10-31T16:28:56Z")

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If you search for `deg2rad` in the julia issues, you will see there has been some discussion about those specific functions already.