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Convert Oracle Math Functions to SQL Server Math Functions

Function

Oracle

SQL Server

Absolute Value

ABS(p)

ABS(p)

Arc Cosine

ACOS(p)

ACOS(p)

Arc Sine

ASIN(p)

ASIN(p)

Arc Tangent

ATAN(p)

ATAN(p)

Arc Tangent of n and m

ATAN2(p1, p2)

ATN2(p1, p2)

Smallest Integer Greater Than or Equal to Input Value

CEIL(p)

CEILING(p)

Cosine

COS(p)

COS(p)

Hyperbolic Cosine

COSH(p)

COT(p)

E Raised to the nth Power

EXP(p)

EXP(p)

Largest Integer Value Less Than or Equal to Input Value

FLOOR(p)

FLOOR(p)

Natural Logarithm

LN(p)

LOG(p)

Logarithm of n Base m

LOG(m, n)

LOG(p1, p2)

Logarithm, Base 10

LOG(10, p)

LOG10(p)

Modulus

MOD(p1, p2)

p1 % p2

Power

POWER(p1, p2)

POWER(p1, p2)

Random Number

Not Applicable

RAND()

Remainder

REMAINDER(p1, p2)

Not Available

Round

ROUND(p1, p2)

ROUND(p1, p2)

Sign of Number

SIGN(p)

SIGN(p)

Sine

SIN(p)

SIN(p)

Hyberbolic Sine

SINH(p)

Not Available

Square Root

SQRT(p)

SQRT(p)

Tangent

TAN(p)

TAN(p)

Hyberbolic Tangent

TANH(p)

Not Available

Truncate

TRUNC(p1, p2)

ROUND(p1, p2, 1)

Greatest Value in a List of Expressions

GREATEST(p1, p2, …, pn)

Not Available

Smallest Value in a List of Expressions

LEAST(p1, p2, …, pn)

Not Available

Convert Number if NULL

NVL(p1, p2)

ISNULL(p1, p2)

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