atan function

The atan function returns the arctangent of each value of the column.


Parameters

atan(column)

Parameter

Description

column

The attribute from which we want to retrieve the arctangent value. Its type must be numeral. The column parameter is mandatory.


Example

The following example uses the Top Hits Spotify dataset.

This example isn’t based on a real scenario, it only explains how to use the function.

Description

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In this example, we want to calculate the arctangent of the valence attribute.

Add a new attribute, and type the following formula: atan($"valence")

As you can see, the column has been filled with the arctangent values of the valence attribute’s values.