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ATAN Function

The ATAN function returns a numeric value in radians that approximates the arctangent of argument-1. The type of this function is numeric.

Usage

FUNCTION ATAN (argument-1)

Parameters

Argument-1 must be class numeric.

Returned Values

The returned value is the approximation of the arctangent of argument-1 and is greater than -pi/2 and less than +pi/2.