Categories:: Numeric functions (Trigonometric)

DEGREES¶

Converts radians to degrees.

Syntax¶

DEGREES( <input_expr> )

Arguments¶

input_expr: The value or expression to operate on. The data type must be FLOAT.

Returns¶

This function returns a value of type FLOAT.

Examples¶

Show the number of degrees for 1/3 of a radian, 1 radian, and 3 radians:

SELECT DEGREES(PI()/3), DEGREES(PI()), DEGREES(3 * PI()), DEGREES(1);

+-----------------+---------------+-------------------+--------------+
| DEGREES(PI()/3) | DEGREES(PI()) | DEGREES(3 * PI()) |   DEGREES(1) |
|-----------------+---------------+-------------------+--------------|
|              60 |           180 |               540 | 57.295779513 |
+-----------------+---------------+-------------------+--------------+