Specifications

ATan
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ATan
Description Calculates the arc tangent of an angle.
Syntax ATan ( n )
Return value Double. Returns the arc tangent of n if it succeeds.
Examples This expression returns 0:
ATan(0)
This expression returns 1.000 (rounded to three places):
ATan(1.55741)
This expression returns 1.267267 (rounded to six places):
ATan(Pi(1))
See also
Tan
ASin
ACos
Avg
Description Calculates the average of the values of the column.
Syntax Avg ( column { FOR range { DISTINCT { expres1 {, expres2 {, ... } } } } } )
Argument Description
n The ratio of the lengths of two sides of a triangle for which you want
a corresponding angle (in radians)
Argument Description
column The column for which you want the average of the data values.
Column can be the column name or the column number preceded
by a pound sign (#). Column can also be an expression that includes
a reference to the column. The datatype of column must be numeric.