Returns radians when a numeric expression, in degrees, is entered.
RADIANS ( numeric_expression )
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numeric_expression
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An expression of the exact numeric or approximate numeric data type categories, or types that are implicitly convertible to float.
Returns the same type as numeric_expression except for the following expressions.
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Specified expression
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Return type
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tinyint, smallint
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int
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real/float
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float
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Nonnumeric types that can be implicitly converted to float
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float
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The following example returns the radian value of various angles.
CREATE TABLE Radians ("30 Degrees", "60 Degrees", "90 Degrees")
INSERT INTO Radians VALUES(RADIANS(30.000000), RADIANS(60.000000), RADIANS(90.000000))
SELECT * FROM RADIANS