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title: "DEGREES (Transact-SQL) | Microsoft Docs" ms.custom: "" ms.date: "03/06/2017" ms.prod: sql ms.prod_service: "database-engine, sql-database, sql-data-warehouse, pdw" ms.reviewer: "" ms.suite: "sql" ms.technology: t-sql ms.tgt_pltfrm: "" ms.topic: "language-reference" f1_keywords:

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DEGREES (Transact-SQL)

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This function returns the corresponding angle, in degrees, for an angle specified in radians.

Topic link icon Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions

Syntax

DEGREES ( numeric_expression )

Arguments

numeric_expression
An expression of the exact numeric or approximate numeric data type category, except for the bit data type.

Return Code Values

Returns a value whose data type matches the data type of numeric_expression.

Examples

This example returns the number of degrees in an angle of PI/2 radians.

SELECT 'The number of degrees in PI/2 radians is: ' +   
CONVERT(varchar, DEGREES((PI()/2)));  
GO

[!INCLUDEssResult]

The number of degrees in PI/2 radians is 90         
  
(1 row(s) affected)

See Also

Mathematical Functions (Transact-SQL)