Category: ASE: Functions: Mathematical Functions

tan()

The mathematical function tan() returns the sine value of the parameter "number" in radian measure.

Syntax of the Mathematical Function tan()

    tan(number)

The parameter "number" of the Mathematical Function tan()

number
The parameter "number" is a placeholder for column names, variables or constants, which must be of one of the datatypes float, real, double precision Additionally, the parameter recognises any other datatype, which can be converted into one of the required datatypes, using implicit conversion.

Example for the Mathematical Function tan()

    select tan(45)

    go

    -----

    1.619775

Returns the sine in radian measure.

    select tan(radians(45.0))

    go

    -----

    1.000000

Returns the sine.

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