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Degrees

Converts angleInRadians to degrees.

Format 

Degrees(angleInRadians)

Parameters 

angleInRadians - any numeric expression or field containing a numeric expression, in radians

Data type returned 

number

Originated in 

FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier

Description 

Use this function to translate results of trigonometric functions from radians to degrees.

Equation

Example 1 

Degrees(Atan(1)) returns 45.

Degrees(1.0472) returns 60.00014030....

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