atan

 
 
 

Returns the radian value of the arc tangent of a number. The arc tangent is the angle whose tangent is the specified number. The returned value is from -pi/2 to pi/2.

float atan(float number)

number is the tangent of the angle and can be any value.

Example

atan(1)

Returns 0.785.

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