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If any argument +is NULL or is a string or blob that is not readily converted into a number, +then the function will return NULL. +These functions also return NULL for domain errors, such as trying to +take the square root of a negative number, or compute the arccosine of a +value greater than 1.0 or less than -1.0. + +</p><p>The values returned by these functions are often approximations. +For example, the <a href="lang_mathfunc.html#pi">pi()</a> function returns +3.141592653589793115997963468544185161590576171875 which +is about 1.22465e-16 too small, but it is the closest approximation available +for IEEE754 doubles. + +<p> +<div class='columns' style='columns: 15em auto;'> +<ul style='padding-top:0;'> +<li><a href='lang_mathfunc.html#acos'>acos(X)</a></li> +<li><a href='lang_mathfunc.html#acosh'>acosh(X)</a></li> +<li><a href='lang_mathfunc.html#asin'>asin(X)</a></li> +<li><a href='lang_mathfunc.html#asinh'>asinh(X)</a></li> +<li><a href='lang_mathfunc.html#atan'>atan(X)</a></li> +<li><a href='lang_mathfunc.html#atan2'>atan2(Y,X)</a></li> +<li><a href='lang_mathfunc.html#atanh'>atanh(X)</a></li> +<li><a href='lang_mathfunc.html#ceil'>ceil(X)</a></li> +<li><a href='lang_mathfunc.html#ceil'>ceiling(X)</a></li> +<li><a href='lang_mathfunc.html#cos'>cos(X)</a></li> +<li><a href='lang_mathfunc.html#cosh'>cosh(X)</a></li> +<li><a href='lang_mathfunc.html#degrees'>degrees(X)</a></li> +<li><a href='lang_mathfunc.html#exp'>exp(X)</a></li> +<li><a href='lang_mathfunc.html#floor'>floor(X)</a></li> +<li><a href='lang_mathfunc.html#ln'>ln(X)</a></li> +<li><a href='lang_mathfunc.html#log'>log(B,X)</a></li> +<li><a href='lang_mathfunc.html#log'>log(X)</a></li> +<li><a href='lang_mathfunc.html#log'>log10(X)</a></li> +<li><a href='lang_mathfunc.html#log2'>log2(X)</a></li> +<li><a href='lang_mathfunc.html#mod'>mod(X,Y)</a></li> +<li><a href='lang_mathfunc.html#pi'>pi()</a></li> +<li><a href='lang_mathfunc.html#pow'>pow(X,Y)</a></li> +<li><a href='lang_mathfunc.html#pow'>power(X,Y)</a></li> +<li><a href='lang_mathfunc.html#radians'>radians(X)</a></li> +<li><a href='lang_mathfunc.html#sin'>sin(X)</a></li> +<li><a href='lang_mathfunc.html#sinh'>sinh(X)</a></li> +<li><a href='lang_mathfunc.html#sqrt'>sqrt(X)</a></li> +<li><a href='lang_mathfunc.html#tan'>tan(X)</a></li> +<li><a href='lang_mathfunc.html#tanh'>tanh(X)</a></li> +<li><a href='lang_mathfunc.html#trunc'>trunc(X)</a></li> +</ul> +</div> + + +</p><h1 id="descriptions_of_built_in_scalar_sql_math_functions"><span>2. </span>Descriptions of built-in scalar SQL math functions</h1> +<dl> + +<a name="acos"></a> +<dt><p><b>acos(<i>X</i>)</b></dt><dd><p> + Return the arccosine of X. The result is in radians. +</dd> +<a name="acosh"></a> +<dt><p><b>acosh(<i>X</i>)</b></dt><dd><p> + Return the hyperbolic arccosine of X. +</dd> +<a name="asin"></a> +<dt><p><b>asin(<i>X</i>)</b></dt><dd><p> + Return the arcsine of X. The result is in radians. +</dd> +<a name="asinh"></a> +<dt><p><b>asinh(<i>X</i>)</b></dt><dd><p> + Return the hyperbolic arcsine of X. +</dd> +<a name="atan"></a> +<dt><p><b>atan(<i>X</i>)</b></dt><dd><p> + Return the arctangent of X. The result is in radians. +</dd> +<a name="atan2"></a> +<dt><p><b>atan2(<i>Y</i>,<i>X</i>)</b></dt><dd><p> + Return the arctangent of Y/X. The result is in radians. The + result is placed into correct quadrant depending on the signs + of X and Y. +</dd> +<a name="atanh"></a> +<dt><p><b>atanh(<i>X</i>)</b></dt><dd><p> + Return the hyperbolic arctangent of X. +</dd> +<a name="ceil"></a> +<dt><p><b>ceil(<i>X</i>)<br />ceiling(<i>X</i>)</b></dt><dd><p> + Return the first representable integer value greater than or equal to X. + For positive values of X, this routine rounds away from zero. + For negative values of X, this routine rounds toward zero. +</dd> +<a name="cos"></a> +<dt><p><b>cos(<i>X</i>)</b></dt><dd><p> + Return the cosine of X. X is in radians. +</dd> +<a name="cosh"></a> +<dt><p><b>cosh(<i>X</i>)</b></dt><dd><p> + Return the hyperbolic cosine of X. +</dd> +<a name="degrees"></a> +<dt><p><b>degrees(<i>X</i>)</b></dt><dd><p> + Convert value X from radians into degrees. +</dd> +<a name="exp"></a> +<dt><p><b>exp(<i>X</i>)</b></dt><dd><p> + Compute <i>e</i> (Euler's number, approximately 2.71828182845905) raised + to the power X. +</dd> +<a name="floor"></a> +<dt><p><b>floor(<i>X</i>)</b></dt><dd><p> + Return the first representable integer value less than or equal to X. + For positive numbers, this function rounds toward zero. + For negative numbers, this function rounds away from zero. +</dd> +<a name="ln"></a> +<dt><p><b>ln(<i>X</i>)</b></dt><dd><p> + Return the natural logarithm of X. +</dd> +<a name="log"></a> +<dt><p><b>log(<i>X</i>)<br />log10(<i>X</i>)<br />log(<i>B</i>,<i>X</i>)</b></dt><dd><p> + Return the base-10 logarithm for X. Or, for the two-argument version, + return the base-B logarithm of X. + <p> + Compatibility note: SQLite works like PostgreSQL in that the log() function + computes a base-10 logarithm. Most other SQL database engines compute a + natural logarithm for log(). In the two-argument version of log(B,X), the + first argument is the base and the second argument is the operand. This is + the same as in PostgreSQL and MySQL, but is reversed from SQL Server which + uses the second argument as the base and the first argument as the operand. +</dd> +<a name="log2"></a> +<dt><p><b>log2(<i>X</i>)</b></dt><dd><p> + Return the logarithm base-2 for the number X. +</dd> +<a name="mod"></a> +<dt><p><b>mod(<i>X</i>,<i>Y</i>)</b></dt><dd><p> + Return the remainder after dividing X by Y. This is similar to the '%' + operator, except that it works for non-integer arguments. +</dd> +<a name="pi"></a> +<dt><p><b>pi()</b></dt><dd><p> + Return an approximation for π. +</dd> +<a name="pow"></a> +<dt><p><b>pow(<i>X</i>,<i>Y</i>)<br />power(<i>X</i>,<i>Y</i>)</b></dt><dd><p> + Compute X raised to the power Y. +</dd> +<a name="radians"></a> +<dt><p><b>radians(<i>X</i>)</b></dt><dd><p> + Convert X from degrees into radians. +</dd> +<a name="sin"></a> +<dt><p><b>sin(<i>X</i>)</b></dt><dd><p> + Return the sine of X. X is in radians. +</dd> +<a name="sinh"></a> +<dt><p><b>sinh(<i>X</i>)</b></dt><dd><p> + Return the hyperbolic sine of X. +</dd> +<a name="sqrt"></a> +<dt><p><b>sqrt(<i>X</i>)</b></dt><dd><p> + Return the square root of X. NULL is returned if X is negative. +</dd> +<a name="tan"></a> +<dt><p><b>tan(<i>X</i>)</b></dt><dd><p> + Return the tangent of X. X is in radians. +</dd> +<a name="tanh"></a> +<dt><p><b>tanh(<i>X</i>)</b></dt><dd><p> + Return the hyperbolic tangent of X. +</dd> +<a name="trunc"></a> +<dt><p><b>trunc(<i>X</i>)</b></dt><dd><p> + Return the representable integer in between X and 0 (inclusive) + that is furthest away from zero. Or, in other words, return the + integer part of X, rounding toward zero. + The trunc() function is similar to <a href="lang_mathfunc.html#ceil">ceiling(X)</a> and <a href="lang_mathfunc.html#floor">floor(X)</a> except + that it always rounds toward zero whereas ceiling(X) and floor(X) round + up and down, respectively. +</dd> + +</dl> +<p align="center"><small><i>This page last modified on <a href="https://sqlite.org/docsrc/honeypot" id="mtimelink" data-href="https://sqlite.org/docsrc/finfo/pages/lang_mathfunc.in?m=5307cdcb91">2023-12-05 14:43:20</a> UTC </small></i></p> + |