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COT function

COT is a trigonometric function that returns the cotangent of a number. The input parameter must be nonzero.

Syntax

COT(number)

Argument

Return type

DOUBLE PRECISION

Examples

To return the cotangent of 1, use the following example.

SELECT COT(1);

+--------------------+
|        cot         |
+--------------------+
| 0.6420926159343306 |
+--------------------+