degrees-transact-sql.md

title	DEGREES (Transact-SQL)
description	DEGREES (Transact-SQL)
author	markingmyname
ms.author	maghan
ms.date	03/06/2017
ms.service	sql
ms.subservice	t-sql
ms.topic	reference
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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 || =fabric || =fabric-sqldb

DEGREES (Transact-SQL)

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

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Syntax

DEGREES ( numeric_expression )  

Arguments

numeric_expression
An expression of the exact numeric or approximate numeric data type category.

Return Types

The return type depends on the input type of numeric_expression:

Input type	Return type
float, real	float
decimal(p, s)	decimal(38, s)
int, smallint, tinyint	int
bigint	bigint
money, smallmoney	money
bit	float

If the result does not fit in the return type, an arithmetic overflow error occurs.

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)