cot-transact-sql.md

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COT (Transact-SQL)

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A mathematical function that returns the trigonometric cotangent of the specified angle - in radians - in the specified float expression.

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Syntax

COT ( float_expression )  

Arguments

float_expression
An expression of type float, or of a type that can implicitly convert to float.

Return types

float

Examples

This example returns the COT value for the specific angle:

DECLARE @angle FLOAT;  
SET @angle = 124.1332;  
SELECT 'The COT of the angle is: ' + CONVERT(VARCHAR, COT(@angle));  
GO  

[!INCLUDEssResult]

The COT of the angle is: -0.040312                
  
(1 row(s) affected)  

See also

Mathematical Functions (Transact-SQL)