Select your cookie preferences

We use essential cookies and similar tools that are necessary to provide our site and services. We use performance cookies to collect anonymous statistics, so we can understand how customers use our site and make improvements. Essential cookies cannot be deactivated, but you can choose “Customize” or “Decline” to decline performance cookies.

If you agree, AWS and approved third parties will also use cookies to provide useful site features, remember your preferences, and display relevant content, including relevant advertising. To accept or decline all non-essential cookies, choose “Accept” or “Decline.” To make more detailed choices, choose “Customize.”

COT function

Focus mode
COT function - Amazon Redshift

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

Syntax

COT(number)

Argument

number

The input parameter is a DOUBLE PRECISION number.

Return type

DOUBLE PRECISION

Examples

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

SELECT COT(1); +--------------------+ | cot | +--------------------+ | 0.6420926159343306 | +--------------------+

On this page

PrivacySite termsCookie preferences
© 2025, Amazon Web Services, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved.