Bruno Wolff III <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>  Andrew Maclean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> In Table 9.4 of the documentation atan2 is described as follows:
>> atan2(*x*, *y*) inverse tangent of *x*/*y*
>> 
>> I am sure it should read as:
>> atan2(*y*, x) inverse tangent of y/x

> Aren't those two statements sayiong the same thing?

They're logically equivalent but I think Andrew is right that y/x
corresponds to the usual interpretation of X and Y directions in
trigonometry.

                        regards, tom lane

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