degrees-transact-sql.md

title	DEGREES (Transact-SQL)
description	DEGREES (Transact-SQL)
author	markingmyname
ms.author	maghan
ms.date	03/06/2017
ms.prod	sql
ms.technology	t-sql
ms.topic	reference
f1_keywords	DEGREES DEGREES_TSQL
helpviewer_keywords	DEGREES function number of degrees
dev_langs	TSQL
monikerRange	>= aps-pdw-2016 || = azuresqldb-current || = azure-sqldw-latest || >= sql-server-2016 || >= sql-server-linux-2017 || = azuresqldb-mi-current

DEGREES (Transact-SQL)

[!INCLUDE sql-asdb-asdbmi-asa-pdw]

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

Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions

Syntax

DEGREES ( numeric_expression )  

[!INCLUDEsql-server-tsql-previous-offline-documentation]

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)