do you think zodiac signs mean anything?
they would be a degraded version of the information. For example, if it's 12:28 AM, and someone asks what time is it by saying "which hour are we in", and so you say "12AM". the accuracy of the time reading would be degraded, compared to the more detailed "12:28 AM". So, similarly, simply saying "Taurus" would be a degraded version of "17 degrees Taurus"