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Document that trig functions accept/return values in radians.

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<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml,v 1.507 2010/03/03 22:28:42 momjian Exp $ --> <!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml,v 1.508 2010/03/15 19:03:31 sriggs Exp $ -->
<chapter id="functions"> <chapter id="functions">
<title>Functions and Operators</title> <title>Functions and Operators</title>
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Finally, <xref linkend="functions-math-trig-table"> shows the Finally, <xref linkend="functions-math-trig-table"> shows the
available trigonometric functions. All trigonometric functions available trigonometric functions. All trigonometric functions
take arguments and return values of type <type>double take arguments and return values of type <type>double
precision</type>. precision</type>. Trigonometric functions arguments are expressed
in radians. Inverse functions return values are expressed in
radians. See unit transformation functions
<literal><function>radians</function>()</literal> and
<literal><function>degrees</function>()</literal> above.
</para> </para>
<indexterm> <indexterm>
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<table id="functions-math-trig-table"> <table id="functions-math-trig-table">
<title>Trigonometric Functions</title> <title>Trigonometric Functions</title>
<tgroup cols="2"> <tgroup cols="3">
<thead> <thead>
<row> <row>
<entry>Function</entry> <entry>Function</entry>