degrees

Syntax

degrees(numeric)

Parameters

• numeric – is a number, in radians, to convert to degrees.

Examples

• Example 1 – Returns a radian of 45 degrees:

  select degrees(45)

  ----------- 
         2578

Usage

degrees, a mathematical function, converts radians to degrees. Results are of the same type as the numeric expression.

For numeric and decimal expressions, the results have an internal precision of 77 and a scale equal to that of the expression.

See also Transact-SQL Users Guide.

Standards

ANSI SQL – Compliance level: Transact-SQL extension.

Permissions

Any user can execute degrees.