radians function

The radians function converts the specified expression from degrees to radians.

Syntax:

double radians(n)

Semantics:

  • n: The argument n is expressed in degrees. Here, n is an expression that resolves to a number.
  • return type: double.
    • Returns a NULL value in the following cases:
      • n resolves to a NULL value
      • n does not resolve to a number
    • Returns NaN if n resolves to NaN.
    • Returns respective infinity if n resolves to positive/negative infinity.

Note:

The conversion from degrees to radians does not generally return an exact value. For example, consider the query:

SELECT cot(radians(90)) COT90 FROM Archery

The degrees to radians conversion results in: {"COT90":6.123233995736766E-17}

Example:
SELECT radians(n) FROM Archery
Value of n Output
180 3.141592653589793
0 0.0