Categories:: Numeric functions (Trigonometric)

ACOS¶

Computes the inverse cosine (arc cosine) of its input; the result is a number in the interval [0, pi].

Syntax¶

ACOS( <real_expr> )

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Arguments¶

real_expr: This expression should evaluate to a real number greater than or equal to -1.0 and less than or equal to +1.0.

Returns¶

The data type of the return value is FLOAT.

Returns the arc cosine in radians (not degrees) as a value in the range [0, pi].

Examples¶

SELECT ACOS(0), ACOS(0.5), ACOS(1);
+-------------+-------------+---------+
|     ACOS(0) |   ACOS(0.5) | ACOS(1) |
|-------------+-------------+---------|
| 1.570796327 | 1.047197551 |       0 |
+-------------+-------------+---------+

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