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Converts decimal degrees to degrees, minutes, and seconds
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Parameters: One scalar input specifying decimal degrees

Return Value: A 3x1x1 array whose elements give the equivalent degrees, minutes, and seconds, respectively
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[[Syntax]]: dd2dms(DD)

The input must be numeric and scalar.

Watch out for slight roundoff errors, especially if not using double-precision input.

When dd2dms() is entered without any arguments, it prints its description, as shown below.
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 dv> dd2dms()
 
 Converts scalar decimal degrees to DMS array
 dd2dms(DD) returns [D, M, S]
 Input must be scalar
 S.Marshall 10-02-2009
 
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 dv> dd2dms(180/pi)
 3x1x1 array of double, bsq format [24 bytes]
 57.0000000000000        17.0000000000000        44.8062470963623
 dv> dd2dms(atod("-3.333333333333333333"))
 3x1x1 array of double, bsq format [24 bytes]
 -3.00000000000000       20.0000000000000        4.26325641456060e-13
 dv> dd2dms(-1.5//1.5)
 
 Input must be scalar
 
 0
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*[[abs]]
*[[floor]]
*[[sign]]
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*[[s2dhms]]
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1.22
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[[category:User Defined Functions]]
[[category:Math]]