RADIANS

Returns a DOUBLE PRECISION value representing an angle expressed in radians. You can express the input angle in DEGREES, and optionally include minutes and seconds.

Behavior type

Syntax

RADIANS (degrees [, minutes, seconds])

Parameters

degrees

A unit of angular measurement, representing 1/360 of a full rotation.

minutes

A unit of angular measurement, representing 1/60 of a degree.

seconds

A unit of angular measurement, representing 1/60 of a minute.

Examples

SELECT RADIANS(45);
      RADIANS
-------------------
 0.785398163397448
(1 row)

SELECT RADIANS (1,2,3);
      RADIANS
-------------------
 0.018049613347708
(1 row)