SQLite asin() Function

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In SQLite, the asin() function returns the arcsine of a value. It returns a result as radians.

Syntax #

asin(x)Copy

Arguments #

x

x is a number, an expression, or a table column that you want to calculate the arcsine.

Return Type #

real

The asin() function returns the arcsine of x in radians.

If x is NULL, the function returns NULL. If x is a string that cannot be converted to a number, the asin() function also returns NULL.

Examples #

The following example uses the asin() function to calculate the arcsine of a 1:

SELECT asin(1) result;Copy

Output:

result
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1.5707963267948966Copy

The following statement uses the acos() function to return the arcsine of zero (0):

SELECT asin(0) result;Copy

Output:

result
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0.0Copy