DEGREES Function

Returns the number of degrees for an angle in radians.

Category: Trigonometric
Returned data type: DOUBLE
Syntax
Arguments
Details
Example
See Also

Syntax

DEGREES(expression)

Arguments

expression

specifies any valid expression that evaluates to an angle specified in radians.

Data type BIGINT, DOUBLE, FLOAT, INTEGER, REAL, SMALLINT, TINYINT.
See <sql-expression>
FedSQL Expressions

Details

If expression is a null value, then the DEGREES function returns a null value. If the result is a number that does not fit into the range of a DOUBLE data type, the DEGREES function fails.

Example

The following statements illustrate the DEGREES function:
Statements
Results 
select degrees(2*pi());
 
360
 
select degrees(pi());
 
180
 
select degrees(pi()/2);
 
90
 
select degrees(pi()/4);
 
45

See Also

Functions:
RADIANS Function
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