tan() Function

Function

tan( number )

Returns the tangent(s) of the specified number(s).

Parameters

Keyword	Type	Description
number	Decimal	An angle measure or array of angle measures in radians, the tangent(s) of which will be returned.

Returns

Decimal

Usage considerations

This function can only be used for values between 0 and 2π (~6.286).

Examples

tan(1) returns 1.5574077246549023

Feature compatibility

The table below lists this function's compatibility with various features in Appian.

Feature	Compatibility	Note
Portals	Compatible
Offline Mobile	Compatible
Sync-Time Custom Record Fields	Compatible	Can be used to create a custom record field that only evaluates at sync time.
Real-Time Custom Record Fields	Incompatible	Custom record fields that evaluate in real time must be configured using one or more Custom Field functions.
Process Reports	Compatible
Process Events	Compatible
Process Autoscaling	Compatible

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