RADIANS function [Numeric]

Converts a number from degrees to radians.

Syntax 
RADIANS( numeric-expression )
Parameters

  • numeric-expression   A number, in degrees. This angle is converted to radians.

Remarks

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

Standards and compatibility

  • SQL/2003   Vendor extension.

Example

The following statement returns a value of approximately 0.5236.

SELECT RADIANS( 30 );
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