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DEGREES function

Converts an angle in radians to its equivalent in degrees.

Syntax

DEGREES(number)

Argument

Return type

DOUBLE PRECISION

Examples

To return the degree equivalent of .5 radians, use the following example.

SELECT DEGREES(.5);

+-------------------+
|      degrees      |
+-------------------+
| 28.64788975654116 |
+-------------------+

To convert PI radians to degrees, use the following example.

SELECT DEGREES(pi());

+---------+
| degrees |
+---------+
|     180 |
+---------+