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Trigonometric function that calculates the cosine of a specific value in radians.

Syntax

COS(<value>)

Parameters

ParameterDescriptionSupported input types
<value>The value that determines the returned cosine in radians.DOUBLE PRECISION

Return Type

COS returns a value of type DOUBLE PRECISION.

Example

The following query calculates the cosine of 0:
SELECT COS(0) as result;
result double
1

Rows: 1Execution time: 5.64ms

The following query calculates the cosine of pi:
SELECT ROUND(COS(PI()), 5) as result;
result double
-1

Rows: 1Execution time: 5.29ms