Comment on 'Angles in the SI: treating the radian as an independent, unhidden unit does not require the redefinition of the term "frequency" or the unit hertz'

Abstract

In the paper by P. Quincey (2020) [1], the author claims that angles are not dimensionless quantities and that the radian should be a new independent base unit. However, the claim is not supported and the proposed redefinition will cause several problems not only in physics, but also in mathematics. The proposed "unhiding" of the radian will bring hidden problems not discussed in detail. This includes e.g. an introduction of quantities of different kind for time and the corresponding units defined as the second per radian.