tan (tangent)

Type

Trigonometric Function

Purpose

The tan function calculates the tangent of an angle expressed in radians.

Syntax

tan( NUMERIC VALUE)

Returns

A numeric value.

Usage

The numeric value in a Trigonometric function can be a constant value (as shown below), a variable, a field value, or an expression.

Examples

tan( 2.53)

Returns: -0.701292

tan( -1.89)

Returns: -3.025665