<figcaption>In this example of a polar plot, you can distinguish the radial coordinate (0.2, 0.4 etc.) from the angular one expressed in degrees ($0^\circ$, $45^\circ$ etc.).</figcaption>
<figcaption>In this example of a polar plot, you can distinguish the radial coordinate $( 0.2, 0.4 \.\text{etc.. })$ from the angular one expressed in degrees $( 0^\circ, 45^\circ\.\text{etc..} )$</figcaption>