Returns the arc-sine, in radians, of a number.

Syntax

ASIN( numeric-expression )

Parameters

Remarks

The SIN and ASIN functions are inverse operations.

This function converts its argument to DOUBLE, performs the computation in double-precision floating point, and returns a DOUBLE as the result.

See also

• ACOS function [Numeric]
• ATAN function [Numeric]
• ATAN2 function [Numeric]
• SIN function [Numeric]

Standards and compatibility

Example

The following statement returns the arc-sine value for 0.52.

SELECT ASIN( 0.52 );