Converts an angle in radians to its equivalent in degrees.
Syntax
DEGREES(number)
Argument
- number
-
The input parameter is a
DOUBLE PRECISIONnumber.
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 |
+---------+