math:cos

Returns the cosine of the argument, expressed in radians.

cos($θ as xs:double?) ➔ xs:double?

Arguments

 

xs:double?

The supplied angle, in radians

Result

xs:double?

Details

Namespace: http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions/math

Applies to: XPath 3.0, XSLT 3.0, XQuery 3.0 (if enabled in Saxon: requires Saxon-PE or Saxon-EE)

Notes on the Saxon implementation

Implemented since Saxon 9.3; available whether or not support for XPath 3.0 is enabled. Saxon also (for compatibility) implements the function math:cos() in namespace http://exslt.org/math