portableSql

Asin Portable SQL Function

Syntax

Asin as N (Radians as N)

Arguments

RadiansNumeric

A numeric field or value between -1 and 1.

Returns

resultNumeric

Returns the arc sine of the angle.

Description

Returns the arc sine of an angle expressed in radians.

Discussion

The Asin function returns the arc sine of an angle specified as Radians.

Asin() function executed on the Northwind Access database
SELECT FIRST 1 asin(-0.8) AS EXPR1 FROM Products
 = -0.927295218001612