Name

degrees — convert an angle from radians to degrees

Synopsis

degrees( in x double precision);
 

Description

degrees converts an angle in radians to degrees. The argument is converted to an IEEE 64-bit float and the result is of that type.

Parameters

x

Angle in radians, as double precision.

Return Types

degrees returns a double precision angle in degrees.

Examples

Example 24.526. Simple example

SQL> select degrees(pi());
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DOUBLE PRECISION NOT NULL
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        180.0000000000554

1 Rows. -- 0 msec.
      

See Also

radians, pi


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