ACOS#

A mathematical function that returns the angle, in radians, whose cosine is the specified float expression; also called arccosine.

Syntax#

ACOS ( float_expression )

Arguments#

float_expression

Is an expression of the type float or of a type that can be implicitly converted to float, with a value from -1 through 1. Values outside this range return NULL and report a domain error.

Return types#

float

Example#

SELECT ACOS(-0.50e0);

See Also#