COS Function Details Syntax COS(numeric-expression) The expression, numeric-expression, can be any numeric type. By default, the cosine is calculated in single precision. If numeric- expression is a double-precision value, the cosine is calculated in double precision. You can convert an angle measurement from degrees to radians by multiplying the degrees by PI/180, where PI = 3.141593. To convert a radian value to degrees, multiply it by 57.2958.