COS Function [Numeric]

Returns the cosine of a number, expressed in radians.

Syntax

COS ( numeric-expression )

Parameters

Parameters
Parameter	Description
numeric-expression	The angle, in radians.

Returns

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

Standards and Compatibility

SQL—Vendor extension to ISO/ANSI SQL grammar.
Sybase—Compatible with Adaptive Server Enterprise.

Example

The following statement returns the value 0.86781:

SELECT COS( 0.52 ) FROM iq_dummy