atan(value)

The inverse of tan(), returns the arc tangent of a value. This function expects the values in the range of -1 to 1 and values are returned in the range 0 to PI (3.1415927).

Type: function

Parameter(s):

  • value {Number}:

    The value whose arc tangent is to be returned.

Returns:

  • {Number}:

    The arc tangent.