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.
- Returns a NULL value in the following cases:
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 |