Name
asin — return the arc sine of a value, in radians
Synopsis
asin(
|
in x double precision); |
Description
asin returns the arc sine of x
as an angle in radians in the range -π/2 to π/2. The argument is converted
to an IEEE 64-bit float and the result is of that type.
Parameters
x
Value in the closed interval [-1, 1], as double precision.
Return Types
asin returns a double precision angle in
radians.
Examples
Example 24.518. Simple example
SQL> select asin(0.5);
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DOUBLE PRECISION NOT NULL
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0.5235987755982989
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