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# COT (Transact-SQL)
[!INCLUDE[tsql-appliesto-ss2008-all-md](../../includes/tsql-appliesto-ss2008-all-md.md)]

A mathematical function that returns the trigonometric cotangent of the specified angle, in radians, in the specified **float** expression.
  
![Topic link icon](../../database-engine/configure-windows/media/topic-link.gif "Topic link icon") [Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions](../../t-sql/language-elements/transact-sql-syntax-conventions-transact-sql.md)
  
## Syntax  
  
```sql
COT ( float_expression )  
```  
  
## Arguments  
*float_expression*  
Is an [expression](../../t-sql/language-elements/expressions-transact-sql.md)of type **float** or of a type that can be implicitly converted to **float**.
  
## Return types
**float**
  
## Examples  
The following example returns the COT for the specific angle.
  
```sql
DECLARE @angle float;  
SET @angle = 124.1332;  
SELECT 'The COT of the angle is: ' + CONVERT(varchar,COT(@angle));  
GO  
```  
  
[!INCLUDE[ssResult](../../includes/ssresult-md.md)]
  
```sql
The COT of the angle is: -0.040312                
  
(1 row(s) affected)  
```  
  
## See also
[Mathematical Functions (Transact-SQL)](../../t-sql/functions/mathematical-functions-transact-sql.md)