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TAN function

TAN is a trigonometric function that returns the tangent of a number. The input argument is a number (in radians).

Syntax

TAN(number)

Argument

Return type

DOUBLE PRECISION

Examples

To return the tangent of zero, use the following example.

SELECT TAN(0);

+-----+
| tan |
+-----+
|   0 |
+-----+