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∟Commonly Used Functions

∟Numeric Functions

This section describes some commonly used numeric functions like, ABS(), CEILING(), COS(), PI(), RANDOM(), ROUND(), and TRUNCATE().

"ABS(number)" - Returns the absolute value of the specified number.

"CEILING(number)" - Returns the smallest integer value not less than the specified number.

"COS(number)" - Returns the cosine of the specified number.

"PI()" - Returns the value of PI, 3.141592653589793116.

"EXP(number)" - Returns the value of e raise to the power of the specified number.

"FLOOR(number)" - Returns the largest integer value not greater than the specified number.

"GREATEST(list)" - Returns the largest value of the specified list of values.

"LEAST(list)" - Returns the smallest value of the specified list of values.

"RAND()" - Returns a random number between 0 and 1.

"ROUND(number)" - Returns the nearest integer of the specified number.

"ROUND(number, position)" - Returns the rounded value of the specified number at the specified decimal position.

"SIGN(number)" - Returns -1, 0 or 1 if the specified number is negative, zero or positive.

"TRUNCATE(number, position)" - Returns the truncated value of the specified number at the specified decimal position.

Examples of numeric functions, NumericFunctions.sql: 

-- NumericFunctions.sql
-- Copyright (c) 2015, HerongYang.com, All Rights Reserved.
--
SELECT PI();
SELECT CEILING(PI());
SELECT FLOOR(PI());
SELECT ROUND(PI(),4);
SELECT TRUNCATE(PI(),4);

Output: 

PI()
3.141593
CEILING(PI())
4
FLOOR(PI())
3
ROUND(PI(),4)
3.1416
TRUNCATE(PI(),4)
3.1415

Last update: 2015.

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